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return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 14 days ago

More Americans report shoplifting as inflation climbs, survey finds

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More Americans report shoplifting as inflation climbs, survey finds

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 14 days ago
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Thirty percent of respondents said they shoplifted this year, with most citing affordability concerns and financial hardship.
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    If you see someone shoplifting… No you didn’t.

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      Yeah I am sure they really need that £40 jar of honey, bottle of fancy wine and the finest steaks…

      I don’t see people stealing potatoes, but I see quite a few stealing the expensive stuff.

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        The danger is the same, so you may as well treat yourself.

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          I would rather not live in a society full of rampant theft.

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            I’d rather not live in a society where theft is necessary to survive

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              I agree with that. But stealing luxury products? That isn’t necessary to survive.

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                Talk to billionaires first.

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                Let’s end this argument by you telling us where your line is on what people are allowed to steal to survive. Because that’s all this argument is about.

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            Yet you do, from the top to the bottom. Don’t see you bitching about that, just poor people.

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              Didn’t you read?? People were stealing organic avocados and fresh multi grain toast, not gruel and powdered milk.

              Edit. Apparently it wasn’t clear that this was sarcasm.

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                If you’re already set on stealing please explain why you wouldn’t steal nicer things?

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                  Because in this person’s fucked up mind, you should only still subsistence items because you’re poor and don’t deserve better.

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                Oh no, they’re stealing a variety of things instead of subsistence living! How dreadful and awful! Let’s blame them for not just taking beans and rice instead of a corrupt system that forces this to happen!

                Seriously, fuck your mentality. It’s the same as those reactionaries who parrot “well eat beans and rice!” when people are on hard times.

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                  My comment was actually just sarcasm, which apparently didn’t translate well.

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                    There is a way to distinguish that easily online.

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            Then tell all the corpos to stop it.

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            So what are you doing to advocate for higher wages, universal healthcare, free education?

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              Well I live in the UK so we got that already

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                So in other words your personal anectode is completely worthless in a discussion about US shoplifting. Thanks, gtfo.

                Maybe the higher wages has something to do with the discrepancy, innit? Fucking wanker.

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            Welcome to capitalism!

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            And yet you’re ignoring the rampant theft.

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        Oh hi Korhaka’s new account, this discussion has already been had and you embarrassed yourself there too. Complaining about luxury thefts on a story about some bacon.

        https://feddit.uk/comment/25657542

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        Okay. Who gives a shit. The corp can afford it.

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