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josephcsible on Nov 25, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan

Why don't we use the terms "rent theft" or "loan theft" when people don't pay their rent or loan payments, since we use the term "wage theft" when companies don't pay their wages? In all of those cases, isn't it just not giving someone what you owe, rather than taking something away from someone?

jakelazaroff on Nov 25, 2022 [–]

Shoplifting is also simply refusing to pay what you owe (the price of the merchandise).

josephcsible on Nov 25, 2022 | [–]

No, that would be like if you bought something with "net 30" terms and then didn't pay. With shoplifting, you're just taking someone else's stuff.

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