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November 19, 2008, 6:45 am PST

11/19 Shoplifting Confessions

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I am a single father raising my son by myself and also take care of my elderly father.  I am so worried that my family and I will fall through the huge crevases that we call America!  This country is one of the richest in the world but you couldn't prove it by me.  The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.  If people have to shoplift for the basic things they need there is a problem.  I never thought that it would come to this but you gotta do what you gotta do!  I do not condone stealing but I can understand why people are doing it.  I would rather see them taking from a store than and individual.

 What!!!! you gotta do what you gotta do mentality steal if you can't afford a cell phone. Come on if you you can't afford one don't get one, if you want one work for it, just like the rest of us do.

 

In this country you are not guaranteed  anything but  you have opportunitys to achieve (work) for what you want. If 30 40 hours is not enough to get what you want work 60 hours or find a new job that will allow you that option. Go to school get a education can't afford it join the service and get a college fund for your time given to your country. There is always options, It just what you are willing to do to achive those options

 
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November 20, 2008, 7:26 am PST

Um...did you watch the same show I did?

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I am a single father raising my son by myself and also take care of my elderly father.  I am so worried that my family and I will fall through the huge crevases that we call America!  This country is one of the richest in the world but you couldn't prove it by me.  The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.  If people have to shoplift for the basic things they need there is a problem.  I never thought that it would come to this but you gotta do what you gotta do!  I do not condone stealing but I can understand why people are doing it.  I would rather see them taking from a store than and individual.
....because these people WEREN'T "doing what they gotta do."
They were stealing FOR PROFIT to a tune of over $100,000 a year. Who needs a PLASMA TV for "BASIC survival?" Basic survival means going out and getting a job--yes, even one that your pride thinks is beneath you---two, if you need to.

Sorry sir, but you are condoning it.
 
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November 20, 2008, 1:04 pm PST

11/19 Shoplifting Confessions

Quote From: wvjason

I am a single father raising my son by myself and also take care of my elderly father.  I am so worried that my family and I will fall through the huge crevases that we call America!  This country is one of the richest in the world but you couldn't prove it by me.  The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.  If people have to shoplift for the basic things they need there is a problem.  I never thought that it would come to this but you gotta do what you gotta do!  I do not condone stealing but I can understand why people are doing it.  I would rather see them taking from a store than and individual.
Have you no morals whatsoever?! Have you even watched the show? Since when is a plasma TV a basic thing? Since you obviously didn't  watch, let me clue you in on something. These damn shoplifters aren't taking from a store. They're taking from the employees. And, they're taking from you. These stores charge an extra 15% on their merchandise to cover losses incurred from theft. If it weren't for shoplifters, you'd be paying $17 for a pair of shoes. Instead of $20. So, the next time you need a pair, you can thank a shoplifter for that extra $3 of your hard-earned money those shoes will cost you.
 


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