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Originally posted by The Italian Stallionette:
Is it just me or does everyone else think 40 per cent cut is too much of a cut for those houses ? Is there a reason that it should be that much??
Well, TIS, I can only speculate, but I got the impression that the outrageous amount was punitive for Tony continually keeping Carmine out of the cash loop on the HUD scam.

What I've always wondered was why Tony had to give Carmine anything. I mean, unless it's a deal they're actively working together, why should he pay him? Just because they both used the alderman (Zellman) at times? That was Carmine's excuse, but it seems a pretty shaky argument to me. I understand Carmine is a big boss in NY and supposedly more powerful than Tony (who's described as not having a family, but just a "glorified crew"); but Tony's in New Jersey, so...??

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