Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year and spends very little on office supplies.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker mocks organized crime by highlighting its frugality.
- In plain terms
- Crime makes a lot of money but saves on basic costs.
- What can you take from it?
- Criminal enterprises can be surprisingly efficient with overhead.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does efficiency say about corruption?
- How do criminals save money?
Another view
It oversimplifies the actual costs and risks of organized crime.
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