In supermarkets across Europe, inflation is leading to a surge in food theft
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Re: In supermarkets across Europe, inflation is leading to a surge in food theft
#2It was inevitable. Whole chickens now cost €7.99/kg, up from €1.99/kg last year. Eggplants are priced at €3.99/kg, compared to €0.99/kg previously. Even basic apples now cost €2.99/kg, up from €0.99/kg. The cause of this increase is not due to war, but rather it is a result of pure speculation driven by greed.
Re: In supermarkets across Europe, inflation is leading to a surge in food theft
#3Headline should in fact read: "In supermarkets across Europe, corporate greed is leading to a surge in food theft."
And that theft is entirely justifiable as these corporate grocery chains are effectively stealing from all of us with this greed disguised as inflation bullshit.
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#5Headline should in fact read: "In supermarkets across Europe, corporate greed is leading to a surge in food theft." And that theft is entirely justifiable as these corporate grocery chains are effectively stealing from all of us with this greed disguised as inflation bullshit.
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#7It's all fun and games until the poor start building guillotines.
That's what happens when you push people too far.
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#8It's all fun and games until the poor start building guillotines. That's what happens when you push people too far.
Not sure such a thing is possible with the scale and technology of modern society. Instead what I think you’ll see is increasing civil disobedience slowly clawing its way up the class ladder until we either have sufficiently freaked out elites to backpedal on some of these policies, or we go full cyberpunk.
Re: In supermarkets across Europe, inflation is leading to a surge in food theft
#9Headline should in fact read: "In supermarkets across Europe, corporate greed is leading to a surge in food theft." And that theft is entirely justifiable as these corporate grocery chains are effectively stealing from all of us with this greed disguised as inflation bullshit.
Were they somehow not greedy before? What changed?
Re: In supermarkets across Europe, inflation is leading to a surge in food theft
#10Headline should in fact read: "In supermarkets across Europe, corporate greed is leading to a surge in food theft." And that theft is entirely justifiable as these corporate grocery chains are effectively stealing from all of us with this greed disguised as inflation bullshit.
Were they somehow not greedy before? What changed?
Opportunities for price gouging increased due to supply chain disruptions.
This article lays out arguments for and against this theory:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/business/economy/price-go...