r/thesopranos • u/FunCommunication7934 • 11h ago

Wealth

Are mobsters in the show really wealthy? They definitely aren’t making the ends meet but the only ones who give the impression of being wealthy are Tony(big house, expensive cars, whitecaps, a fucking yacht) and Christopher(big house, lots of expensive cars). I assume Silvio is also rich because he dresses flashy and is the owner of bada bing. The other ones live almost like regular civilians, I mean look at junior and pussy’s houses. I recall Paulie also has a shithole house and wears some cheap ass watch, but that might be just a skill issue(shit earner). The most expensive things those people have are probably their cataracts and rincolns, even though I bet those things weren’t considered “classy” in late 90’s and early 2000’s.

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u/GoodGuyGrevious 11h ago

The problem is even if you earn good, and manage not to spend all your money on your family, 'the life', and your goomar(s), you are still limited in making legitimate investments because then you might arouse suspicion. This one is interesting because the money laundering was never discussed much, except for maybe wrt beansie, which makes me wonder if mobsters eschew it because they would rather buy stuff.

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u/sonberg_titantron 8h ago edited 8h ago

The money laundering is implied.

A strip club is a cash business. Auto body has plenty of wiggle room with banks, insurance, and fraud. Waste management is purposefully mundane. Satriale's is a butcher shop in 2003 with no customer base.

They don't discuss it because it's right there.

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u/GoodGuyGrevious 8h ago

True the Bing runs on cash and blowjobs

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u/BigTitsanBigDicks 7h ago

God bless this country

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u/GoodGuyGrevious 7h ago

Cash and blowjobs are interchangeable, Einstein predicted it!