I would even do it with the guaranteed jail time. I’m sure I would be able to hide atleast a million or two to enjoy once I’m out. Even if not the book sales and film money is good enough
divide what wealth he got to keep hold of + the value of the connections he made + the fame and post-jail grifting by the 22 months he spent in what is essentially an adult male summer camp and then compare it to working those same 22 months on a lowly wage and yea it's hardly a deterrent against white collar crime.
>hey you wanna buy into this stock at a low price that will definitely maybe make you millions next year?
how is this illegal? he was right it's taking advantage of greedy idiots nothing worse
like any illegal activity it's the ones who make a big scene about it that draw the most attention from the authorities. think that idiot drug dealer living a life well beyond what his legitimate affairs could allow.
Wasnt he mostly scamming rich people who had that kind of money to waste on such a thing in the first place?
If that's the case, they were going to waste it on something stupid like a jet ski or some shit they'd use 3 times then never touch again. Better off in my pockets, paying my rent.
Non US citizen here. What's a 401K? It's like a retirement plan right. That's the amount you have to get to if you want to live comfortably. >Four one kay
ffs. It's four oh one kay.
Absolutely. I sold my soul the day I started flipping houses, which is basically just buying a shit property and make it look presentable so some moron buys it.
Not worth it. You want something that is in a decent area but is falling apart on the inside and the owner is just done with. Put a new coat of paint, some plants, do the bare minimum so the inspector won't say anything, etc. Basically just turn it into a shitty mcmansion. You can make a profit while still selling it a price low enough that people will over look all the little flaws under the hood because people go "Shiny, new AND WHAT A DEAL!"
I would definitely feel guilty if I sold someone a house that I knew would give them financial problems later on.
My mom got fricked by her inspector I guess because she bought a house with an eternal leak in the chimney that none can seem to fix and it keeps rotting out the ceiling.
I would never do something like that. And in your mom's case, that's definitely on the inspector. The houses I've sold, its basically "This is fine, but 2 or 3 years from now you're going to probably have to deal with this, this and this."
Probably. I don't think I was born as a moral person.
>t. scum
Would pay an enomorous amount of money to see an athletic black man grab you by your throat and slam you down into the ground
>scumbag is also a cuckolded homosexual
checks out
Yeah well you don't have the money.
The joy of seeing a fit black man snapping your spine would be eternal
Absolutely. In a second.
You would scam Belfort or you would scam people, like Belfort did?
Yes, but I'd only scam big corporations and NGOs I dislike
>doing cocaine all day, fricking hookers and 10/10s and live on a yacht
Yeah, anon, ill probably do it
No. But if I did it, my rationalization would be me inflicting righteous punishment of people dumb enough to fall for it.
I'm more concerned with the risk of losing my money.
>All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them
no
no because even though i am an atheist it is immoral to scam people
I would even do it with the guaranteed jail time. I’m sure I would be able to hide atleast a million or two to enjoy once I’m out. Even if not the book sales and film money is good enough
If you weren't going to get arrested, that would technically imply it was legal, no?
>douchebag tries shortcut his way around morality
>The law equals morality
Cuck
>if it's legal, it's heckin' justified morally!
homosexual
Sounds like you agree with me
we aren't so different after all
scamming regular joes is ultimately not worth the effort required. might as well just become a purse-snatching gypsy or something
morally I wouldn't give a frick if I was a belfort-type trader as I'd know I'm scamming fellow israelites and richgays who should know better
Id do it know I was going to get arrested if I got a few good years living that kind of life
tbf he only got 4 years in a minimum security prison and served only 22 months.
That's nothing. Absolutely worth it. Selling plants for much less money gets you way more time.
divide what wealth he got to keep hold of + the value of the connections he made + the fame and post-jail grifting by the 22 months he spent in what is essentially an adult male summer camp and then compare it to working those same 22 months on a lowly wage and yea it's hardly a deterrent against white collar crime.
99% of that movie is lies.
>hey you wanna buy into this stock at a low price that will definitely maybe make you millions next year?
how is this illegal? he was right it's taking advantage of greedy idiots nothing worse
the illegal bits were the insider trading, buying and selling stocks through a third party he controlled and manipulating the valuation of an ipo.
wow so he did the same thing every other successful investment firm did
like any illegal activity it's the ones who make a big scene about it that draw the most attention from the authorities. think that idiot drug dealer living a life well beyond what his legitimate affairs could allow.
Wasnt he mostly scamming rich people who had that kind of money to waste on such a thing in the first place?
If that's the case, they were going to waste it on something stupid like a jet ski or some shit they'd use 3 times then never touch again. Better off in my pockets, paying my rent.
Non US citizen here. What's a 401K? It's like a retirement plan right. That's the amount you have to get to if you want to live comfortably.
>Four one kay
ffs. It's four oh one kay.
I ALREADY DO MUAHAHAH
Absolutely. I sold my soul the day I started flipping houses, which is basically just buying a shit property and make it look presentable so some moron buys it.
I thought about flipping a house I found for 15k but it's in a shitty neighborhood where they don't like whitey
Not worth it. You want something that is in a decent area but is falling apart on the inside and the owner is just done with. Put a new coat of paint, some plants, do the bare minimum so the inspector won't say anything, etc. Basically just turn it into a shitty mcmansion. You can make a profit while still selling it a price low enough that people will over look all the little flaws under the hood because people go "Shiny, new AND WHAT A DEAL!"
I would definitely feel guilty if I sold someone a house that I knew would give them financial problems later on.
My mom got fricked by her inspector I guess because she bought a house with an eternal leak in the chimney that none can seem to fix and it keeps rotting out the ceiling.
I would never do something like that. And in your mom's case, that's definitely on the inspector. The houses I've sold, its basically "This is fine, but 2 or 3 years from now you're going to probably have to deal with this, this and this."
And once again, people will glady just ignore that or underestimate what those problems actually entail.
My mom would easily snap your pencil neck in half
The modern Jordan Belfort s are the guys shilling crypto and NFTs and shit