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The article only touches lightly on this, but I wonder how much of this is pushback from communities that are tired of Walmart outsourcing their loss prevention
by SaberTail 2y ago
The article only touches lightly on this, but I wonder how much of this is pushback from communities that are tired of Walmart outsourcing their loss prevention to the local police and courts. Walmart has all of the self-checkouts under constant video surveillance. Instead of Walmart paying a cashier to ring people up and make sure everything gets scanned properly, the local government instead pays much more for the police and the prosecutor to go after anyone that abuses the easily abusable system.
- oivey 2y agoUnfortunately, Walmart wins either way. Self checkout will be replaced with employees whose wages are heavily subsidized by food stamps and other welfare. It’s remarkable how dependent Walmart’s business is on free stuff from the government, and how well Walmart milks us for every penny.