The money is being spent on wars, and making the rich even richer. The money isn't being spent on the people, or the infrastructure and services that make the quality of life peaceful and prosperous for average Americans. They're leaving poor Americans to fend for themselves, while they're building a nest egg for themselves.
"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea
