Larceny: Theft and Extremely Important Resources
One of the biggest overlooked damages of stealing is the negative effect it has upon the economy. The original items being stolen are being priced high because stores have to make up for their economic deficits from shoplifters. If shoplifting stopped in the first place, then shoplifters would not even have the motive to steal items because of their price. This alone could significantly reduce shoplifters if the facts were better known. Also when items are stolen, it significantly hurts the stores profit. Stealing is damaging enough to actually force stores into foreclosure. When there are fewer stores open, then prices will rise when there is no business competition. Without competition, businesses will raise their prices knowing they are the only ones with certain products. This hurts the whole community who will have to pay more money for items and these are customers who don’t illegally steal. When stores are shutdown, jobs are also lost. This is both economically and morally painful. Selfish acts of larceny are causing hard working citizens to loose jobs and suffer.
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