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This is just the start of research, but apparently Sicilian mob extracts 1.6B euro from the island with 80% of businesses paying, and the GDP is about 90B. So t
by 1123581321 6y ago
This is just the start of research, but apparently Sicilian mob extracts 1.6B euro from the island with 80% of businesses paying, and the GDP is about 90B. So those businesses are perhaps losing 2.5% although the article makes it seem like they tend to be small or individual businesses that pay, which would increase that. Obviously very rough and I’d like to know more.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzo_(mafia) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzo_(mafia)
- fakedang 6y agoIn northern Indian ganglands, it is 35-50%, based on the experiences of a friend's Dad's SME.
- 1123581321 6y agoInteresting. It makes some sense to me that more would be extracted either from the smallest, weakest businesses, or from the largest ones able to hide it. Would love to know more.
- fakedang 6y agoIt basically depends on your level of wealth. If you're just a middling peddler on the streets, heck, even the low constables in the police force will bully you into paying them a "fine". Gangs won't mess with you, but they might protect you for a few if you pay them (to play Robinhood mostly). When you're an SME, you'll be paying the local ganglord. When you're a mid-level businessman, you'll be paying a gangster-turned-politician. When you're a large businessman, you are likely the gangster. When you're as rich as the fat Ambani or Tata, you're essentially paying the gangsters in government to do your bidding.