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Maybe you don’t get rich, but 7,500 tax-free dollars for a 2-minute job sound like a good deal, once you get the hang of it. Maybe I should switch careers…

ZanyProgrammer 3y ago
Assuming you don't get caught, which if you keep on bank robbing probably increases the odds you do.
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seanmcdirmid 3y ago
The risk isn’t worth it to most unless you are really desperate for a stay in the fed. At least you get fed and don’t sleep unsheltered.
- kortilla 3y ago
  Caught by a fed and thrown in the fed where at least you get fed.
paulpauper 3y ago
or be a politician. they seem to make a lot of $ for little work
- amanaplanacanal 3y ago
  They do work. Just not the work you want them to do.
gosub100 3y ago
bank robbery is automatically upgraded to the FBI and has (IIRC) a minimum sentence of 7 years, worse if you use a real weapon. I'm sure there are other ways to commit a petty offense or 2 that would net the same amount with less risk.
dragonwriter 3y ago
Robbery has an under 25% clearance rate, but bank robbery has an over 60% clearance rate—the median bank robber gets prison (yes, 80% of stolen funds aren’t recovered, but how much of a prison term js getting away with $7,500 worth?)
- Arainach 3y ago
  Robbery is often committed by a single person. Bank robbery generally requires multiple, and often results in multiple charges per crime (which can skew clearance rates)
  - dragonwriter 3y ago
    "You'll also likely have more people to split the money with" is further eroding the appeal of the $7,500 take.
- codedokode 3y ago
  If bank robbery is less profitable than working for a minimum salary then why people do it?
  - dragonwriter 3y ago
    Because as should be obvious to the most casual observer, assuming rationality combined with financially-return-focused utility functions produces a model of human behavior that bears basically no relationship to reality. (Which is more an answer to why the prior underlying your question is silly than it is an answer to the question, but...)
  - Spooky23 3y ago
    My brother is a detective. One of the early, surprising discoveries in career is that most criminals are dumb, fully driven by their Id. Basically, people driven by getting drugs or getting laid.

ZanyProgrammer 3y ago

Assuming you don't get caught, which if you keep on bank robbing probably increases the odds you do.

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seanmcdirmid 3y ago

The risk isn’t worth it to most unless you are really desperate for a stay in the fed. At least you get fed and don’t sleep unsheltered.

kortilla 3y ago
Caught by a fed and thrown in the fed where at least you get fed.

paulpauper 3y ago

or be a politician. they seem to make a lot of $ for little work

amanaplanacanal 3y ago
They do work. Just not the work you want them to do.

gosub100 3y ago

bank robbery is automatically upgraded to the FBI and has (IIRC) a minimum sentence of 7 years, worse if you use a real weapon. I'm sure there are other ways to commit a petty offense or 2 that would net the same amount with less risk.

dragonwriter 3y ago

Robbery has an under 25% clearance rate, but bank robbery has an over 60% clearance rate—the median bank robber gets prison (yes, 80% of stolen funds aren’t recovered, but how much of a prison term js getting away with $7,500 worth?)

Arainach 3y ago
Robbery is often committed by a single person. Bank robbery generally requires multiple, and often results in multiple charges per crime (which can skew clearance rates)
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  "You'll also likely have more people to split the money with" is further eroding the appeal of the $7,500 take.
codedokode 3y ago
If bank robbery is less profitable than working for a minimum salary then why people do it?
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  Because as should be obvious to the most casual observer, assuming rationality combined with financially-return-focused utility functions produces a model of human behavior that bears basically no relationship to reality. (Which is more an answer to why the prior underlying your question is silly than it is an answer to the question, but...)
- Spooky23 3y ago
  My brother is a detective. One of the early, surprising discoveries in career is that most criminals are dumb, fully driven by their Id. Basically, people driven by getting drugs or getting laid.