Bea

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[–] Bea@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

No, because thieves who aren’t total idiots will move on when they see a camera.

If that were true, we wouldn't be seeing a constant stream of camera footage of porch pirates on news channels, media outlets and social media. The reality is that opportunistic thieves don't care anymore. Policing doesn't focus on protecting average citizens from property crimes, it's a complete afterthought.

[–] Bea@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's too logical. Instead, Carney should cut public services, and we should give another $18 billion to build a new factory producing shitty cars no one in their right mind would buy, so that his lobbyist friends can make political donations under all their family members names and call me the only adult in the room. I'll give it 7 months.

 

Some media outlets are also reporting this as a 1.6% annualized decrease in real GDP (which is the quarterly rate multiplied by 4). While that's technically true, it may seem rather sensationalist since this is the first quarter we've contracted in recent history (since mid 2023) and assumes GDP will continue decreasing by this rate for the next 3 quarters.