When people mention drug dealers, do you have positive or negative connotations? Most people think of drug dealers and drug dealing in general as a really bad thing however, for people living with drug dealers, this is a very glamorous profession. This week in class, in order to prep for a podcast, we read about why drug dealers live with their mothers and the dangers to drug dealing. According to Freakonomics, foot soldiers earn approximately $3.30 per hour which is less than the minimum wage. Readers can infer from this fact that foot soldiers can't afford to live by themselves since they earn so little. In this particular article, the researched neighborhood had a "median income... about $15,000 a year, well less than half the United States average." This shows that most drug dealers actually earn less than the median amount but they choose to do it anyways. Since people in those types of neighborhoods are not exposed to office jobs, they see being a drug dealer as a profession that can earn them respect. To them, respect and making a living to support their family is more important than to find a job that is not detested by people. If I happened to be born in a really poor neighborhood and I had no opportunities to be anything more than a drug dealer, I would probably take the job. Also,another reason why a person would be living with their mother would be if they were earning a lot and they can't afford the government to be suspicious about where the money came from.
That's it for this week, have a great day everyone !
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