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punkisundead [they/them] ( punkisundead@slrpnk.net ) M to Shoplifting@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 years ago

The Real Crime Isn’t Shoplifting—It’s Wage Theft

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The Real Crime Isn’t Shoplifting—It’s Wage Theft

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punkisundead [they/them] ( punkisundead@slrpnk.net ) M to Shoplifting@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 years ago
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Why has the media gone all in on small time scofflaws when organized financial crime is robbing people straight from their paychecks?

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  • bioemerl ( bioemerl@kbin.social ) 
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    Both. Both are crimes and harm everyone.

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    Credit to @cerement for uploading the image

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    [Image description: A graph comparing the relative costs of different types of theft represented as area of a rectangle, with categories and dollar amounts in text:

    Wage Theft (when employers steal from employees)
    Minimum wage violations $23.20 billion
    Overtime violations $8.80 billion
    Rest Break violations $4.0 billion
    Off-the-clock violations $3.20 billion
    
    Other types of theft
    Larceny $5.30 billion
    Burglary $4.10 billion
    Auto Theft $3.80 billion
    Robbery $0.34 billion
    
    * all $ amounts are per year
    ** all data is for the U.S.
    

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  • punkisundead [they/them] ( punkisundead@slrpnk.net ) OP
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    Seems like the discussion started early in this post, usually that results in more comments. Please keep the rules in the sidebar in your mind before you comment. I would like to point a some that might be relevant:

    • be constructive & empathic
    • do not derail discussions with your concerns about morality or ethics

    You can always use the pinned post Why a(nother) shoplifting community to talk about why you think stealing is wrong.

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