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[Godfather] My racket fee is a tiny bit high, I can not afford a better way of life, could I negotiate to have it a bit lower?

So I own a small restaurant. We do okay, I can feed my family of four, which is me, my wife and two kids. We've even been able to update our menu every couple of years, and get all new appliances in since we opened ten years ago, all off the profit of the store. We pay the racketeer who only asks for about 25% So I'm happy, honestly what more could a man want in life right? Except I do kinda want more. Not much, just like a 80in display tv, my son was talking about a new gaming computer, those could be anywhere from a couple hundred to 1000s. My daughter's getting ready to go to college, and we can send her to Brown or one of the local schools, but she'd really like something a bit more prestigious. I just can't afford it right now since too much of my profits are going towards the Don y'know. We could wait a year, but in a year his friends will be on to the next thing, and my daughter's going to be starting her life a year late. What's a man to do?

Can I just have a sit down with the Don and maybe we can workout where maybe I can pay something like 15% or maybe have like bonus days where I don't pay, etc?? Is he a reasonable guy, or is it like "this is the way we always do thins" and I'm screwed?
gpt
I mean you have options - 

You could ask for things to be lowered for the sake of your family - and they understand that if you pack up and leave they get no money. 

However - as to why they would lower the protection fee - you'd have to give them a good reason. 

Maybe you offer paper jobs for business associates to use as an alibi. Maybe you can let them store product in your coolers. Maybe you can impress them with your cooking and maybe cater their events and endear yourself to them. 

Just remember - you can ask for a favor and you might even get it - but you'll have to pay it back one day and if you can sleep well knowing that more power to you.