Why Do Crack Dealers Live with their Mothers??

So, why do crack dealers live with their mothers. Well according to the author its because the majority of them make little money. However, i was extremely surprised by the ammount of money that a gang leader could make. The statistics in the book show that on average "J.T." makes around 100,000 dollars a year by selling crack. Needless to say i was amazed. Lets not forget that every other lower ranking member of the gang makes less than minimum wage. But still, 100,000 dollars? There is quite a risk that goes with the title of drug dealer. There is a one in four chance that you can be killed while dealing drugs in Chicago. the author compares this to Americas most dangerous legal occupation, a lumberjack, who has only a 1 in a 100 chance of being killed every year. This whole drug section didn't necessarily completely amaze me though. After all crack is a known problem and through the media most of us have realized the large pay offs that some recieve for selling drugs (American Gangster for example).

The other part of this section that i found surprising was about conventional truths and the lies put forth by so called "experts". For example, the author states that one expert rallying for support against homelessness said that 45 homeless people die every second in America. Without looking to deeply into it, this fact is enough to make anyone want to support the cause. However, after analyzing the data the author reveals that if this were true then the amount of dead homeless would exceed the number of people in America after one year.

In short, i very much enjoyed this chapter. The book gives you a completely different perspective on many different scenarios. I can honestly say that there wasnt a second that i was reading that i wasnt interested. Great chapter.