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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 1527924, member: 37498&quot;]Now this is getting interesting.&nbsp; Let&#039;s ignore the difference between pyramid structure and pyramid scheme for now and just focus on pyramid structure.</p><p><br /></p><p>How about a sole proprietorship where the only employee is the owner?&nbsp; Would that be a &quot;pyramid structure&quot;?&nbsp; There are a lot more sole proprietorships out there than there are Fortune 500 companies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or, what about a partnership where the only two employees are the owners?</p><p><br /></p><p>Hrmmm...</p><p><br /></p><p>How about companies that employ many people, like your church example, but the majority of the employees do not directly generate revenue for themselves or the company?</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course many business structures resemble a pyramid, from a single CEO down through several upper managers, on down through even more middle managers, and ultimately to even more workers.&nbsp; But, do most legitimate businesses require their employees to purchase goods from them as a condition of their employement?&nbsp; Especially when the amount they&#039;re required to purchase exceeds their pay?&nbsp; Or, as is the case with pyramid schemes, do they require the employees to give money to the person above them in the organization and receive nothing in return except the promise that they&#039;ll be able to similarly abuse whoever they are able to sign up beneath them?&nbsp; No, no and a resounding no.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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