this happened in mafia-controlled areas as recently as the '80s. I dont mean this as a rebuttal, but more in support of the US being great, because after decade

this happened in mafia-controlled areas as recently as the '80s. I dont mean this as a rebuttal, but more in support of the US being great, because after decades (or more, I dont know or care about the history of criminals) of this bs, we tackled it through RICO and a focused campaign.