If only there were some way to substantially reduce the incentive for theft of consumer goods.

What could motivate people to theft? They must need something awfully badly. Perhaps fixing the underlying requirements could help.

They want money and there's no reason not to do it. This isn't a matter of meeting peoples needs, most thefts are not of anything necessary. It's just a job to them.

You're saying it in sort of a condescending way, but there's still truth.

Desperation leads to crime, true.

But also true: a lack of societal norms leads to crime. Any time we advocate or demonstrate disrespect, cheating, injustice, cruelty, unwarranted rule-breaking, doxing, or any kind of mob mentality we are contributing to it.

And yes your favorite political villains are all guilty of this, but we need to start with ourselves and the people close to us.

You're getting downvoted but you're right, more and more people cannot afford to pay for life's necessities.

Wages have stagnated for decades as prices have increased. What possible solution is there other than to address the biggest elephant in the room.