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The difference between the mafia and the government is that when a shopkeeper is forced to pay protection money to the mafia he gets protection. We can't always be sure of a return on our tax money. I directed a film on location in Sicily once. We had a young local working with us as a driver, and he was wildly unreliable. I complained to the production manager, who informed me that he was the son of a local mafia chief. I assumed therefore that nothing could be done, but a phone call was made, and next day a black limo showed up on the set. Two goons took the young man aside and had a discussion with him. From then on he was a model of efficiency and punctuality. Nepotism works sometimes.