300->500 threshold strikes me as a relatively minor change akin to inflation, this seems unlikely to be the primary driver. My impression is that a lot of peop

300->500 threshold strikes me as a relatively minor change akin to inflation, this seems unlikely to be the primary driver. My impression is that a lot of people are struggling to make ends meet, and stealing from a walmart employed by careless slackers is always a more attractive option than from your neighbor or straight up armed mugging/robberies. I highly doubt the $500 felony threshold is what's green-lighting them vs $300.