Comment on San Francisco bill would let people sue grocery stores for closing too quickly
BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 7 months agoWait, is the reason profitability, or crime levels? You’ve cited both here as the reason. Which is it, and can you provide proof?
Now it’s about employee harm? I’m guessing this is an extension of your “crime” reason, but again, where’s the proof?
The government supplying food to the people is literally socialism, so I’m cool with that if you’re cool paying the taxes for it IG.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Here is one example
sfstandard.com/…/safeway-fillmore-closure-grocery…
Who said anything about supplying the food? It is their job to create an environment where business want to do business.
BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 7 months ago
Based on your source the real issue seems to be the property owner allowing that activity on their premises. It’s also interesting that reasoning was an afterthought in the last two paragraphs of the article while the remaining ~80% seemed to be focused on how it’s a good thing for the city.
It’s not the governments job to enable businesses, they already do that with tax breaks, corporate subsidies and passing laws that favor them.
It is the primary role of government to protect, defend and improve the lives of the people they govern and that elect them to their positions of power. Corporations didn’t revolt from Great Britain and establish this country, the people did.
You have your priorities twisted to maintain your political stance, IMO.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 7 months ago
My priorities are not twisted. I won’t go to a store where people a shitting in front of it. Call me old school but I will spend my dollars somewhere else.
as such that store will close down.
This is what happens when you defund the police and allow the city to turn into a shit hole.
On market street was the old navy flagship store. Old Navy is based out of San Francisco. They couldn’t even keep that open due to the lawlessness.
In Portland they are having similar issues. Nike has to close their store because of crime.
BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 7 months ago
If the only grocery store in your area (if they get their way with the kroger merger) is gone, it won’t matter anyway.
Now it’s the police’s fault? I’m pretty sure you’re just constructing this narrative as you go.
I find myself in Portland frequently for work and can tell you firsthand, it’s wayyyyyy better crime-wise than many cities in the US. I get to travel a lot and see more than the news organizations would have you believe. It’s not due to crime, even if that was the reason given.