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A comment on Iowa's handout to Apple illustrates the folly of corporate welfare deals. Parent comment

Re:Iowa's handout to Apple illustrates the folly of corporat... by little_data on Thursday August 31, 2017 @04:30PM (#15143660)
>IMO the bigger problem is corporate free loaders. All the local walmarts use way more police time than the targets, but Walmart doesn't pay additional fees for the intensive use of police.

I really have a problem with this statement. It's not like Walmart is trying to gobble up police services. Your statement reflects the Bloomberg article written about this topic, which IMO is a flawed view. The pains that Walmart faces are similar to many other retailers in non-affluent areas.

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Re:Iowa's handout to Apple illustrates the folly of corporat... by alexanderstears on Thursday August 31, 2017 @04:37PM (#15143712)
If walmart had to pay for police services directly, they might continue with the status quo, or they might take extra steps - like hiring asset protection employees, limiting the hours of the store, making a policy to not pursue shoplifting under $5, etc.

I'm not saying the current allocation of police time is right or wrong, I'm just saying that I think it'd be different if Walmart had skin in the game and I think we'd be closer to the right amount of police time at Walmart if Walmart had skin in the game.

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