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Is the 'rise of retail theft' problem in America overblown? (youtu.be)
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[–] ohlaph 54 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Greed causes an over abundance of theft. If there is excessive theft, it's because of excessive greed.

When people are struggling and banks are telling retailers there is excessive consumer surplus, and retailers raise prices excessively (greed), theft will inevitably increase.