Its rapid accumulation in so profitable an employment enables the planter to increase the number of his hands faster than he can find them in a new settlement.
During this process, a large number of people quickly accumulated wealth, and most of the industries, enterprises, and individuals related to real estate and infrastructure construction made a fortune.
It seems possible that in the near future we shall be ruled by an oligarchy of former drug dealers who are rapidly gaining wealth and power at the expense of law-abiding citizens.