You've almost certainly heard of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme. He was sentenced to 150 years in prison for running it. Well, as Mike Maharrey explains in this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, Joe Biden is overseeing an even bigger Ponzi scheme - the national debt.

In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, Mike puts the national debt into perspective, explains how it's a Ponzi scheme, reveals the ramifications, and argues that despite most people's apathy about the debt, it really does matter to you.