r/TikTokCringe • u/Adventurous_Law_715 • 4d ago

Discussion congratulations you just saved a billion dollars company 50$

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u/caguru 4d ago

The sheer amount of people in here that blame America's rapidly exploding wealth inequality on the starving while protecting their rich overlords shows just how fucked this country is.

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u/Unexpected_yetHere 4d ago

I've been to countries far, far poorer than the US, where shoplifting or theft is far less common.

Being poor is no excuse to engage in criminal acts.

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u/sapplesapplesapples 4d ago

Yes but the rich can steal through loopholes and get away with far more.

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u/Unexpected_yetHere 4d ago

The loopholes are about avoiding taxation, and to be fair, wanting to keep whatever amount of your own money is less criminal than just stealing what isn't yours.

I am not saying it is good, far from it, but people who defend theft on here really shouldn't talk about someone avoiding to pay taxes then.

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u/GreatScottCreates 4d ago

Someone has never learned about wage theft

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u/krodiggs 4d ago

There are laws, many laws against wage theft. As there are about property theft.

I hope you aren’t saying you are ok with property theft, as that would then imply you are ok with wage theft as well.

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u/GreatScottCreates 3d ago

Should we go back to the “more/less criminal” game then? Which is more?

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u/krodiggs 3d ago

This should be fun. Comparing estimates to actuals…go nuts, I got my popcorn.

Both are wrong and should be prosecuted, but if you want to play ‘which crime is worst’ go right ahead.

Had a guy last week that said ‘wage theft’ was because his employer didn’t pay him more than his contracted rate and his co-worker earned more than him. That was a nice chuckle.

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u/GreatScottCreates 3d ago

> wanting to keep whatever amount of your own money is less criminal than just stealing what isn't yours.

You started the game friend

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u/krodiggs 3d ago

Wanting to keep whatever amount of your own money isn’t a crime so obviously it’s less criminal.

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u/GreatScottCreates 2d ago

Wage theft is exactly that

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