Crime Wave FORCING TARGET TO CLOSE STORES...

[@MichaelBordenaro]

Housing Market in EMERGENCY MODE AS SALES PLUMMET..kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnurXmVjqptsjNE

[@aaronburdon221]

They're doing the electronic price tag thing in the Wal-mart i'm working at. They don't really want to pay an expansive modification team anymore so they're trimming wherever they can. They'll move the harder mod team workers over to stocking and fire the others. It'll definitely be easier and save a lot of paper waste due to the labels not having to be printed. Not to mention, it'll make it much easier to clean. You should see it after a big mod. It looks like an explosive went off with paper labels EVERYWHERE. The problem is that those electronic tags are definitely going to get broken. It'll make doing mods so much easier that they'll literally just have to do minor programming and it'll change it up. All they have to do then is to move the freight where it needs to go.

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

The Fed is a scam. Actually I should us a more scathing word to describe it. Ron Paul's talk of "End the Fed" was not just an empty platitude. The Fed causes the economic problems. The extent that they "care" would be that their incompetence or manipulation or worse, is going to catch up with them and they get busted and charged with high treason. The Federal Reserve Act of 1913, should never have been passed. There is even a conspiracy theory that the Titanic was sunk the year before, to eliminate 3 critical votes that would have defeated the Federal Reserve Act. Come on Michael, stop apologizing for the unconstitutional illegal Fed. You should know about this stuff. Read the book, as I have, _The Creature From Jekyll Island_ by Edward Griffith. In any reasonable free market, interest rates should be determined by the people themselves, by how willing people are to save rather than borrow and into debt. The savers should be getting much of that interest money, not politically-favored groups and connected elitists. Until people wisen up and understand stuff like this, how will the rampant government corruption ever be ended? Why aren't we reading books like the old classic Adam Smith's _The Wealth of Nations_ ? Why aren't we studying Austrian economics rather than the government-intrusion Keynesian economics?

[@GeorgeSchneider8889]

Proving them wrong": After raising minimum wage, California has more fast-food jobs than ever In April, California fast-food workers went from earning $15.50 per hour to $20 per hour By ASHLIE D. STEVENS Food Editor

[@GeorgeSchneider8889]

Taken together, the Bush tax cuts, their bipartisan extensions, and the Trump tax cuts, have cost $10 trillion since their creation and are responsible for 57 percent of the increase in the debt ratio since then. They are responsible for more than 90 percent of the increase in the debt ratio if you exclude the one-time costs for responding to COVID-19 and the Great Recession. While these one-time costs increased the level of debt, they did nothing to affect the trajectory of the debt ratio. With or without them, the United States would currently have stable debt, albeit potentially at a higher level, despite rising spending.28 In other words, these legislative changes-the Bush and Trump tax cuts-are responsible for more than 90 percent of the change in the trajectory of the debt ratio to date (see Figure 3) and will grow to be responsible for more than 100 percent of the debt ratio increase in the future. They are thus entirely responsible for the fiscal gap-the magnitude of the reduction in the primary deficit needed to stabilize the debt ratio over the long run.29 The current fiscal gap is roughly 2.4 percent of GDP. Thus, maintaining a stable debt-to-GDP ratio over the long run would require the primary deficit as a percentage of GDP to average 2.4 percent less over the period. Because the costs of the Bush tax cuts, their extensions, and the Trump tax cuts-on average, roughly 3.8 percent of GDP over the period30-exceeds the fiscal gap, without them, all else being equal, debt as a percentage of the economy would decline indefinitely.31

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

@@aaronburdon221 It seems that the electronic price tags would solve at least some issues. I once worked retail, and price tags were always an issue. Some old sale tags did not always get removed. Can we expect customers to read the tiny expiration date, that it expired yesterday? But of course the customer would rather have yesterday's price, which means a manager markdown. I suspect that markdowns are tracked and excessive markdowns would be noticed by higher ups. I would always be making lists of tags that I needed to print and replace. There never was enough time to keep all the tags properly updated or to get out all the new tags for the day, before customers came in. Maybe with electronic price tags there would be fewer items that have no price tag at all? When I used to deliver pizzas, when we got the computer system in, it was a big improvement. I could finally read the pizza slips. No more bad hand-writing issues, although my hand-writing is great, but that is beside the point as I was a driver, not an insider. Hard-to-find addresses could after-the-delivery be edited to include delivery instructions. The next time that customer ordered under the same phone number, the special delivery instructions would print out for the driver to easily find their address. Even after the computers, we the drivers still had discretion, and we still decided how many deliveries we could take and arrive hopefully in a timely manner. Although the old paper system did also track where we had gone to deliver, the computer system probably does it a bit better. If a driver does not return, it could be really good to know where we should go looking for him. So tracking can often be a good thing. I do not recall GPS tracking on vehicles being much of a thing back then, and that would be rather problematic since we drove our own vehicles. When we would call the customer and ask them to leave their porch light on for us, what that was really about was some questionable neighborhood, and we want to verify that the phone number matches a valid address. So it is important for customers to use a valid phone number, or their order could simply be cancelled. Back then, it was only cash or personal check as payment options. If the customer wanted to include the tip on the check, that was great, I liked it when they asked that question, I figured they would likely be more generous if they could pay both by the same check, as I would tell them that we only have to pay for the pizzas. We get all our tips in cash regardless. Any overage after checking out with the manager at the end of the day, we keep. One time, having a new manager, I had to show the manager how to load the pizza box label printer. It had instructions inside and I had figured it out previously. That could be embarrassing, being the manager and not knowing how to load a vital printer, so I was happy to help him with that. Those devices often are complicated, not quite as simple as perhaps they ought to be. Where I work now, I often load the auto-paper-towel dispenser. Touch-less battery-powered, next paper towel spits out whenever somebody takes one. Apparently I am the only person who could figure it out, other than the chief person who works a different shift. Or nobody else wants to mess with it. And I have no idea where the special key is to open it. Since it is not a secure lock, I manage to jimmy it with my car key.

[@MammeMassaert-i2m]

I plan to retire at the end of 2025 at 62 after 36 years in Telecom as a sales engineer. My wife will retire in May 2026 and she's loving life! But walking away from a good income stream and building the nest egg to living from the nest egg is a scary proposition couple with the alarming recession and CPI report

[@VonNothias-f7h]

I feel your pain mate, as a fellow retiree, I'd suggest you look into passive index fund investing and learn some more. For me, I had my share of ups and downs when I first started looking for a consistent passive income so I hired an expert advisor for aid, and following her advice, I poured $30k in value stocks and digital assets, Up to 200k so far and pretty sure I'm ready for whatever comes.

[@Merissabade-d2w]

My advice: for newbies to grow financially this year, invest. Saving is good, but investing elevates your finances. Why newbie make huge losses on trade is because investing without proper guidance can lead to mistakes and losses. that will stop you from trading, this has been one of the biggest problem to new traders, I've learned this from my own experience

[@VonNothias-f7h]

Tracy Britt Cool Consulting was my hope during the 'bear summer' last year. I made so many mistakes but also learned so much from it, and of course from Tracy.

[@SueliPavlenko]

I'm surprised that this name is being mentioned here, I stumbled upon one of her clients testimonies on CNBC news last week...

[@SueliPavlenko]

I keep hearing a lot about Mis. Tracy Britt Cool Consulting O'Reilly, she must be really good

[@trashtalketernal]

If the government prevents you from taking care of your community then you don't need the government

[@thehark6247]

NEVER NEEDED A GOVT BECAUSE THEY ARE EVIL!!!!

[@FraaaaaankRizzo]

The “governments” ( which is a completely anti American entity owned by global corporations) job is to “ capture and control” worker bees.

[@drchillin4743]

💯👈🇺🇸

[@lucythecat12]

The only thing at my target store behind "protective glass" is electronics. I love my community and the police department ❤

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

The corrupt government is far too busy trying the be "all things to all people", trying to replace God, that they forget that their basic purpose is to punish evil-doers and to build roads and bridges. On my video game island, we have no politicians/criminals. There is no inflation, no taxes, and no utility bills. Most of the villagers are too lazy to pay for much. Since I have a work ethic and ended up being the richest member of the community, I just decide whatever I want to build and pay for, for the benefit of the community. There are bridges and stairs to climb the cliffs, most everywhere, a laundromat, bathhouses, a library, a hospital, a place of worship meeting room, and so on. Guess who built or paid for all that? I already built all my mansions to the maximum size, now what can I spend my pretend money on? I might as well develop my island for everybody's benefit. Rich people used to fund things like hospitals, schools, libraries, parks, and such. Now they went evil "woke" and fund evil BS like "fighting climate change", reducing people's property rights, and destroying jobs and promoting rampant government corruption.

[@michaelmilitello5644]

My grandfather and great uncle grew up dirt poor during the depression in the Mississippi Delta. That’s the poorest region of the poorest state in the country. They barely had enough to eat, but I can assure you they didn’t resort the crime to make ends meet. I’m so tired of this narrative. Poverty does not create crime.

[@DCcivilian]

Here in Baltimore, people in crime ridden areas are complaining about living in a food desert and they want to city to fix it. You can’t make a business owner open up a business in an area where their merchandise will be constantly stolen and people will hang outside the front door begging for money or selling drugs. Fix the crime!!!!!

[@whoknows2482]

My sister did some merchandising for Walmart last year. She said she couldn't believe the amount of theft that went on. The system showed inventory as being available but when she would look for the item on the shelf, the boxes were empty. She works at Kohls now and said people have gotten smart about removing the security sensors.

[@slackerdug3423]

When CA sets the minimum at 950 for crime, they are saying close your stores.

[@Allthathingss]

Could you imagine??? At per criminal per day?????

[@EarlPiller]

@@AllthathingssCriminals easily make 6 figures

[@Ventingthetruth777]

@@Allthathingss per store 💔

[@benjamindover4337]

Target has their own security. It's not the tax payers responsibility if Target gets robbed. Do you really want to pay for Targets failure to secure it's corporate property?

[@tctctctctc-x7c]

THEY DIDN'T.

[@clydesummers394]

During the 1929 -30s depression there was very little crime. No looting and certainly no theft of food items. This is a direct indication of todays society with low morals and standards.

[@Maynardd]

That’s because no one had anything to take

[@Stephenamesbruner]

More like NO morals and standards

[@susieserb6068]

my grandfather was murdered when he had to discharge an employee during the depression.

[@crystalwestergard2500]

@@stevebeegreatAlso during the depression, shops were owned by a neighbour you knew. A faceless entity like Walgreens is easier to shoplift from.

[@the_oc_brewpub_sound_guy3071]

It's because they didn't print money

[@dp3797]

Do not blame law-enforcement for this, this is solely on the backs of the district attorneys, city Council and County border of supervisors.

[@anitaruffinen8324]

That’s the absolute truth!

[@spaceindian3769]

They don't call them the ruling class for nothing

[@Valmontst]

@@spaceindian3769 they are also called liberal Democrats

[@needmoney666]

If the community doesn't like these closings then the community should not elect leaders and judges that are lenient on crime.

[@rebeccaburgess5333]

With all due respect, there are many corrupt lawyers, and judges.

[@wespotter6985]

The voters are so dumb, they can figure out the connection.

[@keyisersoze]

Modern life advantages such as safety, luxury, and living off wages and KZbin is a temporary phenomenon. We were just lucky to be part of this party in the last 100 years. My perspective is that everyone needs to lower expectations by about a thousand notches; otherwise, you will be completely unprepared.

[@AmericanRefugee212]

Yeah the voters are too worried to feel racist if they vote against crime. Ridiculous.

[@PatrickC139]

It's also the whole state here in California. They did it at the state level. Alot of these ppl are not voted in. They're "installed". And ppl are starting to realize it.

[@ptrward]

And remember, now when you go to any store today, the higher costs INCLUDE paying for what was stolen or looted in prior months! Neat right? A lot of voters don't know this because public school (jails) don't teach anything worth hearing.

[@cbbvvvc]

exactly companies never lose, and guess who pays when your city gets a lawuit tax payers with no repercusions for party at fault

[@servusvero]

good, jobs dont pay for basics and housing so its going to come out of someones pocket

[@EdwardM-t8p]

And kids don't pay attention in class anyway unless they know it will be on the test.

[@EdwardM-t8p]

​@@cbbvvvc if the lawsuit is due to law enforcement actions then the city should pay it _but_ the money should come out of the police overtime and outdated military equipment budgets.

[@CMBBmc-jd6ur]

Agree, but I would call public schools “Propaganda Indoctrination Centers.”

[@cameronalexander359]

Those "house boats" are wild and all the beautiful pot plants. Thanks for sharing.

[@crystalwestergard2500]

Yes! Amazing views!

[@BoulderCityBlues]

They are technically mobile homes and a 1br 1bth goes for close to 800,000

[@user-xm8rf6ik7b]

The crime and pure nastiness of these people have affected me my whole life . I live in Richmond CA and I have never shopped in my home town . I live in a nice quiet part of the city but have to travel 15 min to shop in another city where civilized people live . These people around here act like animals .

[@servusvero]

people allowed it and tolerated it and they have no morals and only care about money

[@googleuser868]

15 minutes from me just to the closest small town. Always plan on a half hour just to go to a midsized town for more shopping. Been in rural areas most of my life and enjoy the more peaceful atmosphere. Crime is getting worse about everywhere but in my area it's fairly safe to shoot in any direction at will if need be without concern for collateral damage.

[@ken-nf2eg]

Richmond is horrible, sorry you live there

[@esteban1487]

The Usuals?

[@herbertarnold3989]

i lived on 27th and barret right around the corner from the police station in the 90s had a car stolen right in front of the house. its a shame because there are so many nice houses around there i called them leave it to beaver neighborhoods but yeah i use to put the club on my steering wheel just to go into the 7-11. youre right they do act like animals.

[@Patching4Health]

So they saved money with self-checkout, now electronic prices. Next, we'll have to unload the trucks.

[@maximussilverstacker3928]

Walmart is being robbed blind in my area not so much people putting stuff in their pockets or jackets . They’re just not scanning items at self check out ! New rule at my Walmart 1 worker watching only 2 registers now . Plus they’re Checking your receipt at the door . They had 15 registers in a square and only 2 registers open next to each other cause they only had 1 girl to watch the customers 😮

[@greggergen9104]

As long as there is a free market, I don't care if they have self checkout, or electronic prices, as long as there is competition.. And if I got a price reduction I would unload the truck. I remember my neighbor would get a discount on partially assembled farm equipment from John Deere.

[@veganconservative1109]

@@greggergen9104 Not everyone can 'unload a truck'. Turnover for that job is pretty high. I suggest hardy shoes, gloves, and a lot of Ben Gay if you go for it. Your back, hips, knees, shoulders, and neck are going to need it.

[@frankm2385]

Oakland, San Francisco, & Los Angeles. The top 3 trashiest cities in California.

[@wadebarnett2542]

KZbinr Graham Stephan visited his old hometown of Santa Monica to show its problems.

[@asullivan4047]

What political party runs those (Sodom & Gomorrah) style cities-???🤔

[@Aldo-d6z]

All of these cities can’t complain when this is what they voted for. It’s an old cliche but it fits.

[@RealJerseyshore.stopcorruption]

& New York

[@johnleebass]

✅ Fresno ✅ Bakersfield

[@USHighway66]

I worked at a supermarket in the ‘60’s while in high school. We had to stamp each product (can, cereal box, etc.) with our price stamper which had an ink pad built in and numbers that could be rotated to change the price. Long before barcodes and digital pricing. The cashiers had to manually input the price and product category into the cash register as well, for each item.

[@queserasera1674]

I remember those days. 😊

[@eclairtreo]

Loved those times.

[@veganconservative1109]

@@queserasera1674 I remember the sore hands operating those single-ticket guns for hours. Carpal tunnel was common.

[@dutchbiker4825]

Europe here. Don't shop in stores where they have electronic pricing. You're never going to find out if they do implement dynamic pricing, because the store won't tell you. Aldi and Lidl use good old paper pricing cards, and they are the cheapest stores around. Plus they have personnel if you need them. Don't forget, as a consumer you're paying for the pricing system also.

[@michaelpowell7120]

Hold your breath, Shakespeare.

[@volfi123]

Unfortunately the prices shoot up regardless of crime. We got no crime to speak of in my city and yet when i go to the supermarket the past 2 years i get mini strokes. Apparently they don't need a reason to raise the prices...

[@the_oc_brewpub_sound_guy3071]

​@user-mp2fb9ku5o if it's a chain then you're paying for the theft of that chain stores next door store that got stolen from.

[@FlaThunderstorm]

@@volfi123 The reason that any business raises its pricing is they need to make a profit in order to stay in business. They aren't just raising prices for the fun of it. It's called Supply and Demand Capitalism.

[@veganconservative1109]

@@volfi123 Transportation costs, other costs rising affect the cost of the goods you eventually get there.

[@cameronalexander359]

I'm old enough remember when shops had a counter at the front and the stock was behind it, and you asked the storekeeper for a pound of this and a bottle of that. No self serve, theft (or privacy) back then.

[@hvaball150]

Correct. Theft is a result of the system, and it will ultimately end the system. Not a worry. Commerce happened for centuries before open supermarkets and retail stores.

[@volfi123]

You can put the merchandise behind the counter but the idea is that you have citizens who don't think of stealing your stuff at all. When you got a lot of customers you can't serve them fast enogh if everything is behind the counter

[@thomasallen6980]

Yeah, lets bore people with the lady that would come down from the office with "The Book" she used to shame the heck out of people paying for groceries with a credit card. If you were paying for houshold necessities with a credit card, Betty and Donna got calls that night to let them know what was going on. OH MY!!

[@rustyshackleford2261]

Take your country back do not vote for a Democrat for any office anywhere at any time

[@googleuser868]

Voting isn't working. Gonna take a lot more than words.

[@RealJerseyshore.stopcorruption]

💯. Voting Red this time around. Enough is enough!

[@theequalizer9154]

I will second that!

[@johnmiller4040]

Sorry to say your vote won't change a thing. The conglomerate corporations have already fleeced America. Where just standing in the destroyed aftermath.

[@chuckmorton8823]

@@RealJerseyshore.stopcorruption liar

[@maryl234]

Airlines have been manipulating prices online for years.

[@musicman7773]

They getting ready for Hyperinflation! Prices will change in minutes.

[@spaceindian3769]

You got that right

[@Biker65]

I see many videos on KZbin of gangs rushing in and wiping out the store. Some communities have this problem and some don't. It's the same communities over and over again.

[@lorivalentine5846]

Those houseboats are so cool! Wow! What a neat place! 😎⛴️⚓️

[@junebarnett7350]

Michael is up to a quarter of a million votes, lets get him a million. Love this channel.

[@lindalewis8503]

I tell others about him alot!!!

[@RobGrimm]

Homeless living in their vehicle are doing well. Homeless with no vehicle are doing poorly

[@inveritategloria]

I live in Europe, and I noticed the AI involved in supply, demand and pricing is used to exploit the information and the control, not to benefit the customers. Scary times.

[@JackLopez-e9k]

Most store closures are in Black neighborhoods. I don't see any closures here in Scottsdale. Nobody is losing any sleep here.

[@desolder75]

If Black Lives Mattered, then why did all the BLM mostly peaceful protests cause $2B destruction and dozens of ended lives in the Black Community? That's a rhetorical question of course, because we know BLM is a fraudulent movement whose real purpose was Marxism.

[@Brandanmayhew]

Yeah yet you fools

[@CMBBmc-jd6ur]

I dig Scottsdale! Nice city! (No Light Rail to funnel in the riff raff.)

[@thelastboomer9088]

Yet. Nobody losing sleep yet. Crime will migrate when there is no profit in current areas.

[@EarlPiller]

Where do you think they are coming to; once their stores are picked clean?

[@jimpetway8907]

Michael , I am a KZbin fanatic and you are one of my very favorite channels to watch on the regular basis , keep up the great work my friend !!!

[@JazzyCaramelCurlz]

As a former grocery store employee, I loathed price change night, especially before we had computerized inventory. We had to change the sign, count the amount of the item that changed price, then enter it into a computer for it to calculate the dollar amount lost or gained due to the price change. Around the holidays it would sometimes take me 3-4 hours to do price changes 😭

[@lorihoop3831]

As a former cashier we hated it too when the prices didn't match. Then, the constant complaining from the customers about all the prices made for a long day.😂

[@michaelpowell7120]

Digital will do it many times per day if THEY think they can get away with it.

[@danielj3010]

One of the best backdrops in MB's youtube career 😊

[@loisaustin6200]

Makes me wish I could afford to buy one of those beauties.

[@dmimcg]

it looked pretty good on my HD.

[@SoupEmpress]

After the black lives matter, where I live at (nyc brooklyn) its gotten so much dangerous after the limited police! My ass too scared to even ride the subway

[@tommyebay]

Keep voting blue for more of this

[@dirtyjersey4672]

I haven’t been to NYC since 2014. No way in h*ll I would risk visiting that cesspool!

[@mateocafe45]

I understand. That is why I left the NYC Metro. The City collapsed during and after Covid. It is dirty and dangerous now.

[@keyisersoze]

Brooklyn has got so much more dangerous. It's in every state. Saint Louis and Little Rock rank the highest.

[@asullivan4047]

All because a low life drug dealer was killed

[@makeyourlifeeasier5794]

Realistically Michael, Fed rates don't mean anything if this government doesn't stop spending money

[@oldkid6]

what about the fact that legal tender, aka cash, is being phased out. "i'm sorry we don't accept cash", whatever happened to cash is king? i thought it was illegal to not accept cash as it's backed by the federal government. whatever, am i right.

[@shaneapplegate1975]

My friend tried to operate a dollar store in Daytona Beach Florida several years ago. She then closed it up at 9 months because she was 270,000 pieces of merchandise missing😮

[@speakersteve9586]

You can be poor and broke and not be a criminal, Michael.

[@lindaknox6623]

But for how long?

[@PatrickC139]

That's exactly correct but morals and ethics matter . The problem is statistics show that poverty and crime tend to go hand in hand. It's not absolute but it's how it is.

[@servusvero]

@@PatrickC139 morals and ethics dont fill ur stomach

[@servusvero]

if jobs dont pay and u wil never own a home then i have no sympathy for these companies

[@bernadetten.8751]

​@@lindaknox6623 Ask a broke musician, actor, or artist. 😂

[@beserver19609]

Yep! Minnesotan here. Targets home base is in Minnesota. I think it still is anyways? But after the George Floyd scenario Target stores in the Twin Cities are theft ridden so bad to the point of if you go in looking for an item you very well may not be able to find it. It's like they aren't stocking items after so much theft. The stores up there are a joke. I think they closed down one in Minneapolis. Anyways I live in Southern Minnesota so thank God I don't have to go into those very often or depend on getting something from there.

[@patrica7]

We Are in Unchartered Financial Waters! every day we encounter challenges that have become the new standard. Although we previously perceived it as a crisis, we now acknowledge it as the new normal and must adapt accordingly. Given the current economic difficulties that the country is experiencing in 2024, how can we enhance our earnings during this period of adjustment? I cannot let my $680,000 savings vanish after putting in so much effort to accumulate them.

[@Keneth94]

Keeping some gold is usually a wise decision. You would be better off keeping away from equities for a bit or, even better, seeking advice from an expert given the current market conditions and everything that is at risk with the current economy.

[@Amanda5ycl]

Could you possibly recommend a CFA you've consulted with?

[@Amanda5ycl]

Thank you for saving me hours of back and forth investigation into the markets. I simply copied and pasted her full name into my browser, and her website came up first in search results. She looks flawless.

[@spaceindian3769]

I'm so glad I've been a underachiever

[@Maniacdriver62]

@@spaceindian3769

[@DJTcon3265]

Please read Targets company letter. They closed 9 under performing stores and used crime as part of excuse. Closing them has pushed up profits in their other stores. They aren't dumb!

[@ALT_RIGHT]

Technology is all about surveillance and control. That is at the heart of all technology

[@FamousWolfe]

Disagree, technology is neither good nor bad, it simply is. Now the governments that want to use technology for surveillance and control of their own citizens, that's a different story.

[@MonicaMitchell-x2k]

Kroger CEO admitted today that they charged us all far and above the market rates for milk and eggs during the pandemic. They have also introduced the digital price tags you’re referring to, which offers dynamic pricing to different customers based on their spend patterns. Crazy.

[@the_oc_brewpub_sound_guy3071]

That's called discrimination, that's a against the law, I smell a lawsuit.

[@danamadala1793]

My local Wal-Mart on 23rd Street in Panama City, FL is charging $16 for a pack of 4 Colgate 360 toothbrushes. Even Amazon is charging $9 for the exact same thing. Bye, Wallyworld.

[@nmm913]

@@danamadala1793 I have also seen the same products cheaper on Amazon. Walmart is ripping people off

[@DapperCatPictures]

One thing the Arab countries got correct... They know how to deal with a shoplifter.

[@Think20244]

And they know how to pray not like us Christians who put some money in a pot and commit all sorts of sins. But then point at other religions or relationships with higher beings

[@ralph95]

Yes ever time you are caught stealing you lose another finger ! Very effective

[@BV-Auto]

.....and women

[@OldLion64]

@@ralph95 What is the penalty for a businessperson stealing a billion dollars?

[@robertjames6890]

@@Think20244Don’t criticize me that harshly. Yes we’re all sinners who are guilty of judging others, but that said I’m a good Christian. I got baptized last month on July 21, and I have my certificate of baptism as proof. If you don’t repent and get baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38) you risk ending up in Hell due to potential loss of faith in Christ Jesus. I’m shocked crime hasn’t closed businesses too often in my home state’s largest city. Thank goodness I’m not from the most dangerous city in my home state; I would recommend avoiding that area due to high crime stats. They don’t lie; plus there are a lot of hate groups in Milwaukee so it’s not a very welcoming place like here farther north in the state. The Islamic hate groups in particular that seem to believe in a lot of violence is exactly why any good Christian would want to leave the biggest city in this state as soon as possible. The punishment for the high crime and misdemeanor of theft should be like how it was back in the old days: You get your hand cut off!

[@privateprivate8366]

The answer, with digital pricing is: If they can raise prices, even intermittently, they will. Who’s gonna do anything about it? The government, who has a vested interest, because they make more money, in taxes, when prices are raised? Obviously not.

[@thomasallen6980]

That's why people are voting against Trump and business. The consumers have been left out for too long and it was very apparent during the Trumpandemic that businesses did not have anyone's best interest in mind but their own.

[@privateprivate8366]

@@thomasallen6980 same. However, I won’t be doing so, because I think things will change. Most things have been going on for at least 50 years.

[@godmotheru]

This is GREAT NEWS!!! Bring back Mom and Pops!!! GOOD RIDDENS!!!!

[@servusvero]

it wont matter, jobs still wont pay and housing wont be affordable

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

They won't take the risk.

[@WEBNETIZEN-u3b]

Not only bring back the mom and pop business...actually allow Black Americans to own the businesses in their own neighborhoods without government SABOTAGE. You're absolutely right. 👍🏿🏁

[@jimstrickland8653]

@@WEBNETIZEN-u3b They're not stupid enough to open businesses in black neighborhoods.

[@WEBNETIZEN-u3b]

@JohnnyB-Trading Mom and Pop know everyone in the neighborhood. Locally owned businesses didn't shut down because of theft...they were shut down because better financed corporations ran them out of business. And in the case of Black American owned businesses ...it was the tag team combination of big corporations with an assist from an anti-black government structure that is hostile to Black Americans owning businesses. Glad we agree.

[@CryptocurrencyTheory]

They always say they're not doing it, simultaneously doing it at the same time.

[@Blue-vq7vm]

Dollar General has already been sued for lying about the price change..

[@bywaterbeatsproduction]

They also quit selling the DG brand coffee to force you to buy the more expensive brands. 😤

[@Abraham.Lincoln22]

Keep sharing the truth, Michael. Your subs all appreciate you. 👍

[@lindaknox6623]

Michael, that's what the rural community has dealth with since I was a child. The small towns had a one pump gas station and a tiny, just overpriced basics, grocery store. If you wanted to "shop" for more than that you had to drive 10 to 25 miles away.

[@DanielDahl-i9p]

You chose to live there

[@CMBBmc-jd6ur]

There’s very rural communities in WI. I lived in one. What you do is drive for a grocery run, stock up and drive home. Also had a really large veggie garden and fruit trees. Many people do that. That was a way of life for many decades actually.

[@eclairtreo]

Yes, very common in the rural Midwest. We just drove into "town" once a week for the big shopping trips, usually on Saturdays with a cooler in the back of the station wagon. Mid week, a short milk and bread trip to the local grocery store.

[@BV-Auto]

Thank you for all your honest reporting Michael 🙏

[@kurtleo3529]

All these issues stem from an economy grappling with uncertainties, including housing problems, foreclosures, global fluctuations, and the aftermath of the pandemic, leading to instability. Rising inflation, sluggish growth, and trade disruptions demand urgent attention from all sectors to restore stability and stimulate growth.

[@debroahmorrow5919]

With the US dollar losing value to inflation and other currencies gaining traction, uncertainty looms. Yet, many still trust in the Dollar's perceived safety. Worried about my $420,000 retirement savings losing value, I seek alternative security for my money.

[@leonardives1991]

With my demanding job, I lack time for investment analysis. For seven years, a fiduciary has managed my portfolio, adapting to market conditions, enabling successful navigation and informed decisions. Consider a similar approach.

[@patricia_nura3378]

this is definitely considerable! think you could suggest any professional/advisors i can get on the phone with? i'm in dire need of proper portfolio allocation

[@leonardives1991]

Jennafer Beaver Turner is the licensed advisor I use. Just research the name. You'd find necessary details to work with to set up an appointment

[@patricia_nura3378]

Thanks, I looked her up on Google and was very impressed by her credentials. I reached out because I need all the help I can get. I've scheduled a phone call with her.

[@6.8SPC4me]

Don’t forget about all these large investment firms buying up houses and just sitting on them. I hear that is happening a lot now.

[@estevennurkin5183]

Michael! Good to see you🤝thanks for keeping me ahead of the curve!😊

[@johnclement9370]

Love your videos and your walks & talks, part of my daily KZbin viewing. ❤ kind regards from New Orleans :-)

[@TheKwod]

Low employment, high prices=crime.

[@simonegacia4429]

Way past that. Now it’s whole community. People need to put some pressure on the messy people and get this to stop! Some people only understand prison. And they asked for it!!

[@thomasallen6980]

I think TheKwod put the "found" back into profound.

[@Blue-hf7xt]

Time for Divine solutions. People helping and giving your brothers and sisters support. It's important to find healing of fears, anxiety, panic etc.

[@michaelpettett3692]

I'm so used to your daily videos I felt a little lost yesterday 😂 I kept busy working on an old Ford I'm fixing up though. Screw getting a new car. Keep up the great work!!

[@BV-Auto]

Smart .

[@jeremiahdonaldson1678]

Exactly. That's what I've been doing the last few days also. My daily driver is 31 years old. My turn a profit car is 44.

[@silkscreenart5515]

Just replaced the alternator on my 1987 chevy G20 short van. (Scooby Doo). I get people asking me if I want to sell it constantly. What does that tell you.

[@eclairtreo]

The fewer electronics the better.

[@BonoboMonkey]

I don’t feel bad for Target. Go woke, go broke.

[@tctctctctc-x7c]

🤣

[@frozty189]

Also “Shrink” includes damaged goods arriving on delivery, spoilage, employee mishandling, and theft..

[@Exposing.y0u]

They did that with everything and I bet everyone would agree that washing machines and dryers are worse now compared to back then.

[@irritatedkitty7301]

There's a brand new Target opening in Lecanto, Fl.

[@cmartinm98]

Last year, there was a crime at a Kohl’s in Glendale, Wisconsin (Milwaukee Area) where three people were stealing $1300 dollars of items and there was a low speed police chase afterwards.

[@jeffreybaier5312]

I worked at Northridge mall till it closed because of crime. I live in Atlanta now. Sad what happened to Milwaukee.

[@cmartinm98]

@@jeffreybaier5312 I never lived in Milwaukee nor Atlanta, but theft is happening in ALL cities across this country. It’s sad.

[@thomasallen6980]

Ok, Big night in Wisconsin. Any milk curdle from all the excitement of a crime wave?

[@richardwood6017]

The amount of loss from shoplifting at walmart is so minuscule compared to the $ 73,000.00 per minute that Alice Walton makes. She is one of the greediest people that takes advantage of her walmart customers by increasing prices on existing stock.

[@hvaball150]

Sam Walton died in 1992. For reference. There were 1,700 stores. Now 10,000. Retail stores don't last forever. Once greedy. Not sure I can substantiate your claim on the Walton heirs business.

[@nataschalee777]

People don't want to go shop in places that they know that alot of crime goes on. Nor do employees want to work in environments that are overwhelmed by shoplifters. Not safe for anyone.

[@irritatedkitty7301]

Guess you haven't been to Publix.

[@hvaball150]

@@nataschalee777 so no one shops at Walmart nor works there. Ok... I tend to disagree.

[@vcarr32126]

Retail deserts. Banking deserts. Food deserts. Medical service deserts. Insurance deserts. It just doesn't affect the homeowners in the communities! It affects everyone!

[@servusvero]

good, jobs dont pay for basics and housing, no sympathy

[@CMBBmc-jd6ur]

Move to a better neighborhood.

[@lorihoop3831]

We're all going to be like the Israelites in The Bible, wandering the desert for years, waiting to get to The Promise Land. That's Heaven to me

[@jvera6403]

Someone can start a franchise called "Oasis" ! Multi shop stop. If it is a winner, "You heard it here first", 😁.

[@servusvero]

@@lorihoop3831 better then working job that dont pay for companies that promote evol and they design jobs to be anti human

[@joefran619]

Stay clear from the hoods!

[@danettewelborn5577]

The hood comes to you now

[@joefran619]

@@danettewelborn5577 not likely where I'm at.

[@msk384]

Thanks for shining a light on this. You can not blame retailers for closing. We are way past time to take our communities back!

[@youtubetroll6620]

WHAT USED TO BE WRONG IS NOW RIGHT!!! WHAT USED TO BE RIGHT IS NOW WRONG!!!!

[@GoingNutsinTX]

Prophecy

[@lindalewis8503]

I have so many examples of technology being less user friendly. I just ordered the new Samsung 24+. I dred getting it. I had to because my old s10e won't let me download my pictures to my laptop so I can organize them the way I like. I HATE TECHNOLOGY. ILOVE YOUR PROGRAM because you say all the things I'm thinking and feel frustrated about!!!

[@happilieverholli9994]

Beautiful area you’re in today

[@jmuhles]

LOVE the TRUTH in your videos, Michael!

[@jasonneugebauer5310]

I think stores should have to have a sign at the door that explicitly says that the store is using dynamic pricing and when prices are lowest and highest.

[@jerrypissonme]

Awesome houseboats!

[@fredk9999]

Thank you to our host for this walk-around outdoor segment. Missed you yesterday Tuesday…not sure what happened

[@queserasera1674]

He takes Tuesdays off. 😊

[@Lisithedogwalker]

Thanks for your support. ☺️🫶 Tuesday will be the only day Mike does not upload a video.🙏

[@Lisithedogwalker]

@@queserasera1674You know it!👏🙏☺️

[@fredk9999]

@@Lisithedogwalker that’s fine. Enjoy your time off

[@Lisithedogwalker]

@@fredk9999Thank you

[@davidsee3553]

You are absolutely correct. With the constant fluctuation in grocery prices today, it is much more efficient to print a new price tag every time and have an employee insert those price tags. Digital price tags are not a new concept.They've been around forever.

[@maximussilverstacker3928]

We had a store back in the 90s -(upstate NY) called service merchandise , a lot of the merchandise wasn’t even on floor to buy you just just grabbed a card brought it to the register and they got it out of the back . Guess they need yo go back! Plus I see Walmart locking a ton of merchandise up behind plexiglass now

[@FamousWolfe]

Floridian here, we had Service Merchandise as well. I was sad when they went out of business.

[@danamadala1793]

@@FamousWolfe We had one in Louisiana too. Shocked to later find out a very good friend and another employee found a loophole and were arrested for stealing their stereo equipment right from the arrival at the dock! And that was the 80’s, it’s insane how these retailers have stuck around just from shrink alone all these years.

[@well-blazeredman6187]

Those 'communities' are the problem. I have no sympathy for them. Cities that won't uphold the law should have control of the policing passed up to the state-level. States that won't uphold the rule of law should lose their statehood. Here in the UK, shoplifting is a problem but it's nothing compared to that of New York's or California's. Good video.

[@booboolips6053]

I remember the 20% interest rates back in the early 80’s. I think that may need to come back.

[@Maynardd]

Only if home prices go back down to $50,000.

[@thelastboomer9088]

@@Maynarddthe high rates will drive prices down as homes sit because people can’t afford payments due to high rates.

[@stevewashere4122]

bought a motorcycle for 22% interest in 1984. $1500 loan.

[@thomash3218]

I live in Norway and we have had digital pricetags for some years. I like them, the prices are accurate more now and the prices dont change during the day. Now employees dont have to spend 2-3 hours every morning changing labels and can restock instead.

[@ghostnotes5667]

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that thefts are happening in “certain” neighborhoods.

[@comment2250]

In regards to digital pricing, Michael is telling the truth and making good points. In Germany, during the height if its hyperinflationary period, prices literally changed daily and/or hourly! With the introduction of digital retail pricing such changes can happen instantaneously, this is all in preparation for when and if we experience hyperinflation in the U.S..

[@rmene5492]

Just like they said your information would be safe when they digitalized medical records - I get a notice my info has been breached almost every other year .

[@MrSean03839]

Target closed 9 stores out of just under 2000 stores from 2021-2023. Target also opened 8 new stores in the US in 2023.

[@jaydelux2086]

Europe: Yes electronic price tags everywhere, big and small shops. Prices are updated on the fly several times per week sometimes. It’s been about 10 years. France, Germany, Belgium … everywhere.

[@servusvero]

time to loot

[@0Turbox]

@@servusvero He tells smack.

[@oscarellis2563]

Hi 👋 2thumbs up from Australia, been following your Vlogs for year and totally agree on your points of view and just the latest one is this digital price tags. I was doing some shopping at ALDI and just noticed them thanks to your VLOGS, have a good one.

[@jeremiahdonaldson1678]

I bet none of those people that got caught out on I75 in the snow storm last year in EVs and damn near froze to death will never buy another one lol

[@damocles5047]

Your 1080p quality is amazing, you seem to be a person who thinking over about the finest detail, thx.

[@morphologein]

in northern Europe when you steal and get caught, you're done: in your community, in your family, with your friends, in your job.

[@the_oc_brewpub_sound_guy3071]

That's not how it works anywhere in America, if you do well enough as a criminal than they make you president.

[@davidcoard1978]

Not in the U.K though !

[@irritatedkitty7301]

Don't the northern countries, e.g. Norway, Sweden, etc , have nice jails?

[@morphologein]

As a Dutch, you don't do this neither in the Netherlands nor elsewhere. As a German you don't do this neither in Germany nor elsewhere. As an Austrian you don't do this neither in Austria nor elsewhere. Proof enough? Source enough?

[@morphologein]

I can hardly believe that as a Britain you go shoplifting in your own country or elsewhere. And if so and your family, spouse, boss finds out, you're done, aren't you?

[@asbavaria]

As you asked briefly for european viewers and their perspective: In southern Germany (Nuremberg) we do not have store closing because of theft but because of shrinking buying power due to increasing rents and food prices while wages are stagnant or only slowly increasing. Inside the inner city of Nuremberg respectively downtown, since Corona you have a now visible desperate situation that many people are buying less and as well percentually more online (e.g. Amazon) so that shops downtown are closing and only a few are overtaking the empty store places, sometimes Arabs outside downtown, so that we have 5-6 continously empty store places that we did not have in the past in that premier shopping area. At the same time Amazon is raising up new logistics centres throughout Europe with wages close to minimum wage (some above 12 Euros per hour).

[@AbcDef-iq4no]

As of June 2024, there are 1,897 Target stores in the U.S. With that said, I have a hard time believing that Target is seeing any noticeable change in its shoplifting losses by closing a scant nine stores. That just doesn't make any sense. What does make sense is that mega retailers like Target and Walmart are doing everything they can to justify closing their stores to mimic Amazon's business model. For instance, if you do a google search for an item and numerous matches show up at Walmart, the price is always accompanied by "if purchased online." In other words, chains like Walmart and Target are luring brick and mortar customers to shop online by offering lower prices on items if purchased online. Their agenda is clear: we want to close all of our stores so we can be exactly like Amazon.

[@julianacaulker2714]

Also be very cautious about buying products from Walmart online, some of them are non refundable and they will not let you know. I found out the hard way. Bought 3 luggages , wanted to return for bigger ones. Even though all items were not opened, they could only accept two. No way I would shop at Walmart online except buying paper towels, detergent or toilet paper!

[@AbcDef-iq4no]

@@julianacaulker2714 That is a really good point you just made. Personally, I really hate buying stuff online because if the item isn't what you ordered, arrives damaged or doesn't arrive at all it is a royal pain in the neck to return or get a refund. And there is nothing like being able to go to a store and look at and handle an item you are wanting to purchase, or for that matter to return something and get a replacement immediately. The more brick and mortar stores we lose the less options we have to purchase and return items with ease.

[@robertpeterson1497]

Thank you for bringing this point to the conversation. Nine stores out of 1,900 is nothing

[@Earth4anAngel]

I live in Maryland. A 12 pack of Canada Dry ginger Ale is normally. $5.98 at Walmart. They increased it to $7.19 a few months ago. I stopped buying it. They lowered the price a few months later to $5.98 And now it’s back to $7.19. It’s exhausting.

[@justanopinion9091]

Las Vegas unemployment rate now at 6.7% (NSA). The Consumer is not fine...

[@tinaho1966]

i think it may reach 35% cause Unemploy without collect benifit

[@tamjeanell]

At Walmart...just order online and pickup

[@alexhigginbotham8635]

In recent history we have watched Socialism fail. We watched Communism fail. And how we are watching Capitalism fail. What do these three all have in common. An elite ruling class that winds up with 90% or more of the wealth while lower classes over time merge into a working class and work for nothing... until they ultimately revolt. That's where we are folks. The policies of the 60's, 70's and 80's were the last nails in the coffin of American Capitalism. I don't know what the next economic system will look like... but we are no longer living in a traditional Capitalist system today. It's gone.

[@keyisersoze]

It's too bad you don't have any idea of what you are talking about.

[@maureen6907]

This, a million times this! I believe we are in unregulated Capitalist market though.

[@kwacou4279]

Not capitalism, robbery, and unenforced laws in Democrat ran areas. U get what you voted for. Trump & Republicans Nov 2024.

[@DonalldArmentor]

So we have many decades under WEF/NWO rule before it hurts enough for a global revolution? Currently we have a corrupt Crony capitalist system, run by mobster gangsters

[@conjurezero9745]

Crony capitalism and fascism/corporatism are the problem. We have nothing close to a free market.

[@dwighterickson6121]

I watched this whole video twice just to see the community! LOVE that place!!!!

[@timr31908]

I used to not scan things at Walmart... It started with accidentally not scanning my coffee.. and then I was soon not scanning things on purpose.. I'm glad I decided to quit stealing because it's not right... And they will get you sooner or later... 😮

[@kathym6603]

Michael, You are one responsible guy. You really get in there with important truths. And your low-key attitude helps us get your message without unnecessary stress. Can you believe that Jerome Powell has been chairman of the Federal Reserve System for over six years?

[@AngelEyes-xm7el]

Home Depot as an employee you will get fired if you stop a shoplifter. Unreal, entitled to what I want not what they can afford,

[@burmy1552]

This is why if I can get it somewhere else I avoid HD. Unfortunately as a handyman I still have to buy alotta stuff there.

[@AngelEyes-xm7el]

@@burmy1552 i understand

[@tadeuszurbaniak710]

Keep going Michael!!!!

[@AshleysBallistics]

Food desert's are a result of judges not doing their job & keeping criminals in jail. Name your local judge's for NOT doing their jobs 😑

[@BV-Auto]

❤ 😊❤

[@robertjames6890]

Some places in my home state (thankfully not my home city and metro area) have sadly gotten just as bad as in the state to the south across a line of latitude (42°30’N) (Illinois) where the SAFE-T Act is in place. As a conservative Christian I know darn well it’s really all about anything but safety!

[@retiredman5722]

Current VP used to be one of these judges in CA

[@beverlyweber171]

@@retiredman5722 She was a prosecutor not a judge

[@jimstrickland8653]

Also has a lot to do with the demographics of the dessert.

[@Jeannified]

Beautiful houseboat area!

[@zoemoody6903]

Yep--Oakland right across the Bay

[@jeffjohn9898]

Oooooh BFD! Target closing 9 stores nationwide?!?💣💥🔥🔥🔥

[@fredk9999]

Where is the sense of community to monitor these things and prevent decline?