Seems like a question of incentives (Walmart has insufficient incentive to deal with this without the police) that could be solved by looking at how insurance h

Seems like a question of incentives (Walmart has insufficient incentive to deal with this without the police) that could be solved by looking at how insurance handles things: If I'm in an accident, regardless of whether or not it's my fault, my rates go up. It's like... So corporations are people. But they're a drastically different kind of person than you or I. They're divisible, they come in hugely different sizes, they have no incarnation, etc etc. Dealing with people as mere statistics is dehumanizing. But corporations? Aren't corporations basically just a complex bundle of statistics to begin with? So, a human who calls the police a lot gets a talking to, maybe goes in front of a judge, maybe something else happens. They don't have to pay more taxes to repay society; for the sake of this argument, because they're a human. They're not divisible; they're not a statistic. But, a corporation who calls the police a lot... Well, why not treat them statistically? It's not like they can get a talking to (it's an abstract entity with no emotions or capacity for reason), go in front of a judge (it's an abstract entity with no physical incarnation), it's not like the "something else" can be the usual for humans: jail (it's an abstract entity around which you cannot put a wall). But a corporate IS a set of assets; so work with it on that level. Charge it based on the requirements it makes to society. Pick a cut-off range (like a tax bracket) where it transitions from "not responsible for local crime" to "clearly responsible for local crime". The taco stand down the street is clearly not responsible for local crime. It's a truck. The Walmart super center is clearly responsible for local crime. It, in an of itself, is a locality. Or... Well, I don't know, so I've got to ask: How do large buildings "pay" for other emergency services? Fire, hospital, etc? (I know for fire at least, there's also passing inspection)