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Scott Hechinger@scotthech.bsky.social |
Governor Newsom just passed a nearly $300 million budget to combat “organized retail theft.” Since then: Retailers are admitting they lied about the extent of retail theft. And FBI data just released tells us retail theft is down & property crime is *lowest since 1961.* Lies.
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Raymond Gibson
@raymondgibson.bsky.social
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Feelings don’t care about your facts.
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Jim Teeth
@drjamesjteeth.bsky.social
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So basically retailers organized a retail industry theft of $300 million from California taxpayers.
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Warren Terra
@warrenterra.bsky.social
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Leaving aside the lies and bullshit, I wonder about the origins of the lost sales that are attributed to shoplifting: some is shoplifting, but how much is breakage or improper storage, more easily blamed on random poor people? How much is stock theft? How much is fraud and the item never existed?
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Pé 🍸
@forevernever.bsky.social
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The best (worst) part of this story is how this "stat" was based solely on someone making up shit at a congressional hearing.
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Krysz
@edwoodk.bsky.social
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Wonder where that money is going?
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Jim Silver
@jimlsilver.bsky.social
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Starting to have doubts about Newsom.
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Spyyyder
@spyyyder.bsky.social
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Damn, lowest since 1961? We need to get those numbers up!
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Heterodox This
@heterodoxthis.bsky.social
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Somebody tell San Francisco D.A. Brooke Jenkins. She already knows but pretends not to. 😒
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Little Gems
@lettucewrangler.bsky.social
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Newsome is such a mark
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tess.eract
@tesseract.bsky.gay
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weird coming from the de facto heir of j p getty...
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☭ Comrade ☭
@nowarbutclasswar.bsky.social
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He should put it toward wage theft.
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Craig M. Ranapia
@craigmranapia.bsky.social
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Meanwhile, if you're poor and obtain money, goods or services from the government by deception, that's called "welfare fraud" and, at best, you will face severe punitive sanctions. Or you'll go to prison, and be screwed for life.
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JennrasaurusHex
@jennc.bsky.social
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Our government shouldn't be using tax money to cushion private businesses. I wonder how many teachers could be hired for 300 million? How many could be housed? How many could be sent to college? Job training? Food programs?
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HudsonRiverCroc
@hudsonrivercroc.bsky.social
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Some welfare for cops and owners
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CatFrat
@catfrat.bsky.social
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Repurpose the money to go combat the real “organized retail theft”: time theft from workers
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@erikconway.bsky.social
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Pure copaganda. Funny how the corporate media always falls for it.
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@toryb.bsky.social
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On The Media recently did an episode about this issue. The data points about “organized retail theft” are pretty much entirely fabricated. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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Luis
@luis593547.bsky.social
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I see lots of claims, including an accusation of lying and that the FBI has proof but no sources
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Paula Dixon
@peoplepaula.bsky.social
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$300M so stockholders can stop clutching their pearls. Smh.
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Seanfroot
@seanfroot.bsky.social
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Prosecute everyone involved for defrauding the legislature
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Injushe🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🐀
@injushe.bsky.social
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Keep an eye on that money- oop, it's already gone. 😮💨
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Torr Leonard 🧵
@torrleonard.bsky.social
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There *is* “organized retail theft”. How in the world are *you* defining it?
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Gom Jabbarbarienne
@thebarbarienne.bsky.social
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A $300 million transfer of tax dollars from the poor and middle class to the wealthy retail owners.
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wednesday
@mx0x20wednesday.bsky.social
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i hate that dude so much horrible mayor, horrible governor always been a snake stepping over bodies to get to the next rung on the ladder
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Ellz
@ellz.bsky.social
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Cash back please
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doomnuken
@doomnuken.bsky.social
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Can u share a link, can't find anything recent. Cheers.
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doomnuken
@doomnuken.bsky.social
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Get ready for shooting at retailers and more gun victims and and forcing low wage workers to risk their lifes for corporations. Instead on investing on solving the core problem they make everything g worst.
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Reply Guybrush Threepwood
@damnwymz.bsky.social
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Does taking this money constitute "organised retail theft"?
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Mark
@marksimploding.bsky.social
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Corporations just needed extra security to ensure their property is safe. Before, owners had guns to protect it. Now faceless corporations need to require the police to guard it.
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Kris Hite
@gr8odinsravens.bsky.social
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This is the legislative playbook for the right. Pass laws that combat the imaginary Boogie men they create to win elections. Look at the anti-woke BS in Virginia. Maybe this was a preemptive strike. Anyway, glad sunlight is disinfecting this one
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Chris in SF
@chrismsf.bsky.social
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This has always been PR to make voters think crime is worse than it is, which makes morons vote R, which leads to less regulation of business. It’s all this ever is. Same with “the bike lane is killing our business” crap in the Misison. Corporate nonsense.
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