I liked your post except for two minor points:


",..whereas virtually all drug dealers do get rich."


I really think this is an exaggeration, at least for the drug dealers at the bottom of the rung who actually distribute the drugs on the street to the users. When I was was a teen, the 7 or 8 drug dealers I knew of in or around my neighborhood were anything but rich. In between their time spent in jail, they seemed to just be getting by (some better than others, but nothing spectacular).


",..but they don't all get rich by being terrorists."


Monetarily rich no, but from what I hear their big payoff comes after they die(deferred gratification).