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Apple Only Wants To Put Its Stores Where White People Live, Investigation Reveals (theoutline.com)
Brian Josephs, writing for The Outline: New York's northernmost borough is the city's most diverse, has the lowest income per household, and is the only borough without an Apple Store after one opened up in Brooklyn's predominantly white neighborhood of Williamsburg last year. This trend holds true on a national scale. That means 251 of the 270 stores, or 93 percent, are located in majority-white ZIP codes. Of the 19 that are not located in majority-white ZIP codes, eight are in ZIP codes where whites are still the largest racial bloc. For context, Garden City, New York, a city with a population of around 22,000 that is 94 percent white, has an Apple Store. Lake Grove, New York, which has a population of around 11,000 and is 89 percent white, has an Apple Store. By comparison, nearly 1.5 million people live in the densely-packed Bronx, which is only 21 percent white. Bronx residents must travel either north to Ridge Hill or down to the Upper East Side to get to an Apple store. Apple told me it couldn't comment on the record about what criteria it uses to decide where new stores are built or the demographics of its stores' neighborhoods, but USC Marshall School of Business professor Ira Kalb reasoned that the company is "going after the high-end of the market, so their store location choices typically go after areas that are considered upscale."
Its not just that, its that the people who live in low economic areas make excuses as to why crime against "the man" is okay.
People of all sorts make excuses to why crime against anyone they can victimize is okay. In fact, there's been quite a few times when it's not just okay, but encouraged, esteemed, and even mandatory.
So they have higher costs they have to pay, to pay for the crime that they commit. It is self fulfilling at some point. "These people deserve it, because they are ripping us off" vs "I need to make a profit, and have to cover the cost of the theft".
You know what's also self-fulfilling at some point? "These people deserve it, because they let themselves be ripped off" versus "These people rip me off, so they deserve it" and you may want to think about the costs to pay for that.
Please note, I am NOT mentioning skin color/race (until here), because it doesn't really matter for this discussion.
Yet you're still ignoring the full scope of criminal behavior. Interesting that. Have you not thought about this from the other side of things very much?
The greatest victims of crime in poor neighborhoods are the poor in neighborhoods.
Well duh, tell us another obvious statement about how if you're rich, you're more likely to take advantage of the poor who can't fight back, and who will be despised and denounced for even trying to complain.
msmash has became worse than BeauHD at this point - nothing but pure far-left garbage anymore.
> Yeah, that stuff happens. We don't notice when we make 50% of what we should because of the totality of white collar crime or other aristocratic bullshit.
You want people to really rob you? Then try communism. Under communism, doctors and engineers made less than retail clerks.
Even under socialism-lite, you end up with less effective income and severe material compromises.
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.