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Steven Levitt: Why do crack dealers still live with their moms?

http://www.ted.com Freakonomics author Steven Levitt presents new data on the finances of drug dealing. Contrary to popular myth, he says, being a street-corner crack dealer isnt lucrative: It pays...  
 
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lxmoya11 (2 days ago) Show Hide
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wow, his conclusion is that it's not profitable to be in a gang. What a genius? Maybe he should study smoking to decide whether it's healthy, or the effects of hitting yourself in the face.
steviesuperstar (3 days ago) Show Hide
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he needs to do more research he got a lot of stuff wrong you can get rich selling pot
SexyyAamberr (1 week ago) Show Hide
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wanna find a fellow who can satisfy my needs... Lol.
MrBiscuit77 (4 weeks ago) Show Hide
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I think he misses the point on these latin gangs, they are actually improving their cost of living compared to Mexico.
OPreLives72 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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He said powdered cocaine, not pot you idiot
1eyedcatfish (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Hmmm... at 4:20 he says you can't smoke pot. Guess he likes his brownies.
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seaweedpiano (1 month ago) Show Hide
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It's 22 minutes long...
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No, the worst job over there, or perhaps anywhere, is being a removalist. Carpet laying ain't good either. Anyhow, these dealers know that, and that's why they become dealers or sellers - hard labour sucks big time.

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