Being made puts you officially as a member of criminal organization, which can be used against you in a racketeering case. And why? To have respect? Buttons dont give u respect. Half the guys with buttons dont deserve them. Or so u can have a crew under you, that you can boss around and get "tribute" from? But guess what, now ur responsible for every action of the guys under u. Congrats ur now responsible for 10 roid junkies with short tempers. You can make money just about anyway, except maybe lending without being connected. You dont need to be made to have guys work for you. Im sure there are advantages but shit. A stripe is like an extra 10 yrs in prison.