The Real Crime Isn’t Shoplifting—It’s Wage Theft
The Real Crime Isn’t Shoplifting—It’s Wage Theft
Why has the media gone all in on small time scofflaws when organized financial crime is robbing people straight from their paychecks?
Both. Both are crimes and harm everyone.
Not really at the same level, though.
Credit to @cerement for uploading the image
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[Image description: A graph comparing the relative costs of different types of theft represented as area of a rectangle, with categories and dollar amounts in text:
Wage Theft (when employers steal from employees) Minimum wage violations $23.20 billion Overtime violations $8.80 billion Rest Break violations $4.0 billion Off-the-clock violations $3.20 billion Other types of theft Larceny $5.30 billion Burglary $4.10 billion Auto Theft $3.80 billion Robbery $0.34 billion * all $ amounts are per year ** all data is for the U.S.]
Seems like the discussion started early in this post, usually that results in more comments. Please keep the rules in the sidebar in your mind before you comment. I would like to point a some that might be relevant:
- be constructive & empathic
- do not derail discussions with your concerns about morality or ethics
You can always use the pinned post Why a(nother) shoplifting community to talk about why you think stealing is wrong.