Current Events > Walmart is threatening to close stores due to record thefts

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Price hikes to combat theft? Walmart ceos must not be that bright.

They just write it off their taxes anyway. Nothing is actually lost.

They act like we shop at Wal-Mart because we love it and not because they pushed out most of the competition. Close those stores. Fuck em.

Do people think writing off taxes is magic? It means lost tax revenue for tax payers.

Walmart will write off the items stolen as losses and won't be responsible for paying tax on them

I don't think you understood what was said

Walmart will write off the items stolen as losses and won't be responsible for paying tax on them

And less taxes means less social programs, and thus more reason to steal.
I'm the biggest Randian asshole left, and even I can see this.

Probably perfecting their AI. They've been testing it for a few years in Long Island. There's a Walmart here where half the store is a giant computer system in the back that can monitor everything.

And less taxes means less social programs, and thus more reason to steal.
I'm the biggest Randian asshole left, and even I can see this.

They got rid of the old people guarding the door, then got rid of cashiers in favor of self checkouts.
How the fuck did they not expect this to happen?

I don't think you understood what was said

Walmart will write off the items stolen as losses and won't be responsible for paying tax on them

Price hikes to combat theft? Walmart ceos must not be that bright.

Even if they were it would be fucking stupid to do so. You think anyone making the kind of money that a Walmart employee makes is gonna risk taking a shank, getting shot, or getting punched to save a mega corporation a few bucks? Get the fuck out of here.

I have met a lot of CEOs in my line of work in the transportation industry and you would be surprised how dumb and stupid a lot of them are. Good portion of them were gifted their jobs.

Im convinced half of them would be working a menial, low paying job like delivering packages for Amazon if they didnt have the connections or contacts that they have.

it made me learn the hard way that merit and hard work dont take you very far if you dont know the right people

then got rid of cashiers in favor of self checkouts.

Even if they were it would be fucking stupid to do so. You think anyone making the kind of money that a Walmart employee makes is gonna risk taking a shank, getting shot, or getting punched to save a mega corporation a few bucks? Get the fuck out of here.

A price hike will encourage people to shoplift even more

I have met a lot of CEOs in my line of work in the transportation industry and you would be surprised how dumb and stupid a lot of them are. Good portion of them were gifted their jobs.

Im convinced half of them would be working a menial, low paying job like delivering packages for Amazon if they didnt have the connections or contacts that they have.

it made me learn the hard way that merit and hard work dont take you very far if you dont know the right people

this is such bullshit. the reason theft is higher than its ever been is because stores are expected to run on skeleton crews now. back when i worked at my local Walmart in the electronics department, there was always a minimum of 3 associates in the department at almost all times, plus one or two for sporting goods and hardware each. every time i shop there these days, you are lucky if you come across ONE associate in the entire back end. customers who are thinking about stealing are more likely to do it if they don't see any associates around. simply having an associate or two in high theft risk departments is a deterrent to theft. but the execs want profit margins to be as high as possible, so they tell the store managers to hire as few people as possible so they can save money on payroll.

Tax money already doesn't really go to social programs that much. Very few of our tax dollars goes back to the people.

How exactly do our tax dollars benefit us? We have no universal healthcare, no free university, no pensions when we retire, and no safety nets if we cannot work.

Look at what happened in the pandemic. The government tried their hardest not to give the people any stimulus.

These problems and the wealth gap in this country are exactly why people steal.

safeway already jacked up prices. probably have to go to grocery outlet and buy some of the stuff there instead.

the record theft:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/5/3/AAW8UqAAC031.png

Thefts are becoming a major issue in America. Mom and pop shops are being hit as well. So many policies enable this behavior.

Thefts are becoming a major issue in America. Mom and pop shops are being hit as well. So many policies enable this behavior.