Just look at Philadelphia. Compare the Scarfo years vs Ligambi.You can say alot of things about Scarfo, but the Scarfo Family made tons of cash. It wouldn't surprise me if a few of those soldiers in the scarfo's family were millionaires. I think soldiers in scarfo's era made alot more money than Ligambi himself, present day.
Valid point.
I made a post awhile back about how the Genovese family took a big hit when they lost the garbage and the fish market. Now, they've adapted to newer rackets in order to evolve and survive, but there was a lot more money to be spread around in rackets like garbage. Sure, a few guys are getting rich off stock scams and whatnot, but A LOT of guys got rich off garbage. There were some millionaire soldiers twenty years ago. Today, not so much.
