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Where did you come by this estimate?
The Economic Policy Institute's study: Employers steal billions from workers’ paychecks each year: Survey data show millions of workers are paid less than the minimum wage, at significant cost to taxpayers and state economies
And I see i am quite mistaken -- the $8 billion figure comes from their study of only 10 US states -- the the actual number must be far greater...
What are the credentials of the Ecomnmic Policy Institute that would make me consider that surveys done by the Economic Policy Instutiture are valid and reliable?
When a person is posting in a forum, I don't think that post causes federal law enforcement to decide a crime it is not a federal responsibility. Therefore, I am not about to get overly concerned when the word looting is used in such a context.
Better than your own by a country mile, i would be willing to wager.
I'm talking about how the law enforcement authorities categorize it, which is the issue people are posting about. How the law enforcement authorities categorize it tells us how they plan to handle it.
They won't call it "looting" for good reason, but their hesitancy to call it "organized crime" is IMO a problem.
(1) I suppose that the looters are letting of emotional stress by believing that they are getting back at the white power structure that has worked against them for 400+ years.
(2) I guess the looters achieve some small economic gain by looting, though probably not much.
I do agree that opportunism is a big factor, as police have resigned and retired all across the country in recent months. However, I still stand by George Floyd's death and related police issues as the main reason behind all this. Albion, all I can can say about your comment is, God help us, if this spreads to small towns and rural areas.
I dont see it. High end malls and shopping streets would rather suffer losses than be known as a zone of sudden gunfights.I think when owners start shooting the looters
it will look less profitable.
No doubt there are multiple reasons. Some will blame all this on the pandemic and others on inflation, while some will even point to a reduction in police ranks around the country. Personally, I am 100% convinced that the key reason is the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police and related cases like it. What think the rest of you?
I dont see it. High end malls and shopping streets would rather suffer losses than be known as a zone of sudden gunfights.
I dont see organized retail theft descending on the "Family Dollar" store.I was referring to the " spread to small towns"
I dont see it. High end malls and shopping streets would rather suffer losses than be known as a zone of sudden gunfights.
I'm pretty sure law enforcement is all over this issue. But its hard to be everywhere at once. And the shotgun behind the counter is not going to fly at the Hermes boutique.More likely they will simply move out of the areas where such activity is allowed to continue. As usual the real victims will not be large companies but small local owned businesses and especially the law-abiding citizens stuck in the areas where those in government don't care about the real problems they face.
I dont see organized retail theft descending on the "Family Dollar" store.
Whatevs. But meeting force with overwhelming counterforce is
sometimes the only way.
At one time i owned a gun. In the USA, that is. Here its awful unlawful.One of the unsung problems with killing in self-defense in the US is that even if you win the case, that successful defense is likely to break you financially. There is special insurance for it for private individuals (I carry such insurance myself), but coverage specifics are narrow...there is a lot of small print.
#1 being the #1 thing.1. Organized crime
2. People are poor.
3. Little reprocussion
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