Lupertazzis ultimately support money, and Tony earns more than Junior. Probably tenfold. This is what Larry Barese tells Tony when they're having dinner and discussing where New York stands on Jersey leadership Carmine nearly killed John Sack, because John wanted him to kill Ralphie over the insults toward his wife, which would have cost Carmine a ton of money. I think the writers on this show did a good job of showing the conflict between money and tradition, and how in modern times, money usually wins out.