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DIY & Home Improvement

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24. Right corporations are people.

Mon Aug 2, 2021, 02:50 PM

Aug 2021

Revenue minus expenses equals profits. Income comes from wages and salary. Facts? Go Lowes.

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HOME DEPOT IS SELLING POWER TOOLS THAT REQUIRE ACTIVATION IN-STORE [View all] douglas9 Aug 2021 OP

Stores are hiring less staff these days Clash City Rocker Aug 2021 #2

So products have kill switches - gee, what could go wrong... Merlot Aug 2021 #6

They need to talk to trump about losses being tax deductible. pwb Aug 2021 #3

Property and school taxes yes. pwb Aug 2021 #18

Individuals pay income taxes. But good idea pwb Aug 2021 #22

LMAO. Corporations pay income taxes too. Facts are important. Hoyt Aug 2021 #23

Right corporations are people. pwb Aug 2021 #24

"cost retailers $719,548 per $1 billion dollars" Merlot Aug 2021 #5

It is a tiny percentage. 0.072% whopis01 Aug 2021 #7

Stealing is okay because Home Depot is rich! AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #8

You sure seem invested in blaming everyone except the thiefs AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #10

Back in the old days, when I represented tiny little criminals Tomconroy Aug 2021 #11

So, steal from Lowes? AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #12

I never told them that. You're the one who leaped to Tomconroy Aug 2021 #13

So what was your point in bringing up that Lowe's doesn't prosecute? AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #15

Stores have different ways of handling the issue Tomconroy Aug 2021 #16

Drug addicts called Walmart "The bank" underpants Aug 2021 #14

Walmart was kind of tough where I was. Tomconroy Aug 2021 #17

Yep. They do. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2021 #25

No idea how they would go about enforcing their 'fine' though. Tomconroy Aug 2021 #26

They have attorneys who live in court. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2021 #28

The tort of theft. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2021 #30

You may be right in your jurisdiction. Not in mine. Tomconroy Aug 2021 #31

Hire more people Mary in S. Carolina Aug 2021 #19

I can't stand Home Depot either but they are located everywhere here. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2021 #27

Next will be "subscription" tool usage. No pay, dead tool. Nt Baked Potato Aug 2021 #21