3 ms·
As inequality becomes more stark, this is what it looks like. Stores need to increase their security because more people did the cost/benefit of stealing and ch
by janalsncm 3y ago
As inequality becomes more stark, this is what it looks like. Stores need to increase their security because more people did the cost/benefit of stealing and chose to steal.
This cost of security or in extreme cases forced store closures is the price of systemic inequality. Or in other words, the dividends of having a large, stable middle class can’t be cashed in everywhere.
- Reubend 3y agoI don't think this is a result of inequality. I think it's a complex mixture of local policies, culture, large scale criminal groups seeking profits, etc. Inequality is certainly a factor! But ultimately, large criminal organizations are turning shoplifting into a business. I don't think that efforts to support a "large, stable middle class" will help much with that.