After seeing the ganster movie The Departed, there was a scene where the gangsters were getting their weekly payoff from a small business owner in the town. I would suppose that if the owner doesn't pay up, he is soon out of business. Does anyone have firsthand knowledge if this is still the norm in the big cities ? Just wondering.

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