What is going on with young people, do they think everyone who owns a shop is a millionaire??

  • Toneswirly@beehaw.org
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    18 days ago

    Cant speak for Australia, but in the US price increases are a far percentage above baseline inflation. It is profit-driven and greedy behavior, fleecing an already struggling population. So yeah, im not gonna bat an eye at someone taking a candy bar.

    • eureka@aussie.zone
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      18 days ago

      Australia has an ongoing housing crisis, increasing inflation above the RBA target, and a very normal dislike of the two main supermarket chains for all kinds of shenanigans.

      If I see someone stealing food, then no, I didn’t.

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          16 days ago

          Of course we can understand why. Kmart Australia Limited is trying to protect their own economic interests in order to optimise profit. Similarly, many visitors are protecting their own economic interests by spending less money, including illegal methods.

          Naturally, I care about the economic interests of regular Australians over the economic interests of the major shareholders of the Wesfarmers conglomerate.

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            16 days ago

            Hrmmm see I can sort of understand if you are saying extremely poor people who are starving and need food, if they steal from coles and woolworths, sure I can give that a moral pass

            But now you’re suggesting they walk out of kmart with items?

            Similarly, many visitors are protecting their own economic interests by spending less money, including illegal methods.

            They are always free to not shop at kmart and simply not have the item

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          9 days ago

          Kmart deserves whatever shrinkage may occur to them, for their bullshit decision to put checkouts in the middle of the fucking store. JB Hifi too.