The Gravel Institute

Someone stole $950 worth of items from a Walgreens — there were 309 news stories about it.

Walgreens was caught stealing $4.5 million from employees — it got just one single story.

3 years ago | [YT] | 8,194



@o0Avalon0o

Direct, succinct; Well said. I honestly didn't hear about this before you guys brought it up, so thank you for keeping me informed.

3 years ago | 173

@XOguitargurlOX

Apparently this was only in California and the 4.5 million is only 22% of the estimated total stolen from employees! Businesses can definitely be trusted to regulate themselves, 🙄

3 years ago | 341  

@ryleighrage

We really, really, really hate poor people in this country. It’s downright sad.

3 years ago | 216

@nathanpetrich7309

Robin Hood kills a deer? The whole kingdom knows by the next day. The Sheriff kills a villager while sacking the place under the pretext of collecting taxes? Bet that villager was "no angel" or something.

3 years ago | 166

@Labor_Jones

In 1980 there were over 6,000 individual LOCALLLY Owned RADIO and T.V. Stations. ..... by 1996 there were 5 Major Corporations who own 90% of all Media ..... Stock Shares Ownership are not just American Billionaires.... 30% foreign owned Once Upon a Time LOCAL Towns had Influence on MEDIA... now they are owned.

3 years ago | 56

@beadmecreative9485

My job stole $500 from me but that was a mom and pop grocery store when I was a teenager. I was able to get it back because I had kept track of my work hours. Ever since then, I always kept track of hours in minimum wage jobs.

3 years ago | 4

@jdogdarkness

#Merica where ethics is something that only applies to the peasants. Oh and same with laws 🤗 #1... #Exceptional

3 years ago (edited) | 30

@leftbas65

Here's a thought: pay employees a living wage, then maybe they wouldn't be tempted to pinch stuff! 🤷‍♂

3 years ago (edited) | 84

@tankfire20

300 stories: .0002% of rich company wealth stolen 1 story: wage of every single employee stolen.

3 years ago (edited) | 15

@DocTwisted

The first was news, the second was just standard business practices

3 years ago | 65

@zeroworldcraft

Holy crap! Can journalists please give us reality.

3 years ago | 7

@MK-we9sw

It's simple. Walgreens has influence and can make a concerted effort to keep things out of (or in) the news.

3 years ago | 3

@MichaelSmith-ij2ut

The employees ahould be allowed to eat $4.5 million worth of Walgreens executives.

3 years ago | 6

@squashua16

The serf must be made example of.

3 years ago (edited) | 17

@Labor_Jones

and Now for Something Completely Different! The Average American today lives at the same address for about 5 years and then moves. The reason is that LOCAL Business no longer exist as they did before 1980 and most jobs create a 'nomadic corp tribe' where Corporations become the Longest Relationship between people and their lives. This makes COMMUNITIES and LONG TERM Housing nearly impossible. PASS LAWS in Your Cities to Forbid Corporations 'City Business Lic.' and issue 'City Business Lic.' only to people who actually live in the Communities. THIS INCLUDES BANKS even if that means CITY SUPPORTED 'Savings and Loans' for the community. .... there are several reasons for doing this, but 1st is to keep the MONEY that comes into the city kept in the city as much as possible. 2nd is increasing 'competition' with many smaller businesses all competing for Workers of all kinds and as such Raising the Wages within the Community. ...... What do International Corporations do? --- sell cheap products that brake and suppress wages and steal Tax Revenue from the Cities and Towns in their area.

3 years ago | 11

@biodigitaljazz5814

So is there any way to start fighting this kind of mess and tax the rich at 90% so I can stop sleeping in my car working 75 hours a week for doordash?

3 years ago | 118

@daxbruce3491

Let's be honest, we Americans praise corporate greed.

3 years ago | 0

@mrmckraken4893

The purpose of corporate news is to maintain the status quo for the corporate elite.

3 years ago | 13

@gradle-ladle

It’s sad that I’m not surprised :(

3 years ago | 12

@lizardchase2296

And that’s not counting that Walgreens discrimination suit against Black People & Disabled.

3 years ago | 1