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More Americans report shoplifting as inflation climbs, survey finds
(www.cbsnews.com)
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I would rather not live in a society full of rampant theft.
I'd rather not live in a society where theft is necessary to survive
I agree with that. But stealing luxury products? That isn't necessary to survive.
Talk to billionaires first.
Yet you do, from the top to the bottom. Don't see you bitching about that, just poor people.
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.
If you’re already set on stealing please explain why you wouldn’t steal nicer things?
Because in this person's fucked up mind, you should only still subsistence items because you're poor and don't deserve better.
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.
My comment was actually just sarcasm, which apparently didn't translate well.
There is a way to distinguish that easily online.
Then tell all the corpos to stop it.
So what are you doing to advocate for higher wages, universal healthcare, free education?
Well I live in the UK so we got that already
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.
Welcome to capitalism!
And yet you're ignoring the rampant theft.