MicroWaveJan 26, 2024

In-N-Out to close first location in its 75-year history due to a wave of car break-ins and robberies

https://lemmy.world/post/11193531

In-N-Out to close first location in its 75-year history due to a wave of car break-ins and robberies - Lemmy.World

In-N-Out Burger says it will close its first location in its 75-year history due to a wave of car break-ins, property damage, theft and robberies affecting customers and employees alike at its only restaurant in Oakland, California. The fast-food burger joint in a busy corridor near Oakland International Airport will close on March 24 because even though the company has taken “repeated steps to create safer conditions our Customers and Associates are regularly victimized,” Denny Warnick, In-N-Out’s chief operating officer, said in a statement Wednesday.

Show threadGhostalmediaJan 26, 2024
Oaklander here. Shit has really gone downhill over the past decade. Tents started popping up about 15 years ago, and now some parts of town honestly make District 9 look nice. I see stuff in this down that I never thought I would see in an American city.
Show threadmaness300Jan 26, 2024

Crazy how a place with so much wealth can have so many people living in destitute.

I guess that’s what we get when we’re just passing a bunch of money around at the top.

Show threadCoreidanJan 26, 2024

All that wealth is owned by a minuscule fraction of the population. The rest of the 99% are poor.

I get tired of hearing that America is a wealthy country. It’s not the people that are wealthy. It’s just 1% of the population that is wealthy. The rest are poor.

Show threadmaness300Jan 26, 2024

Relatively speaking, Americans are wealthy af.

You should take a look at the rest of the world.

Show threadcecinestpasunbot
That’s not really true if you account for the purchasing power of the dollar within the US. While Americans might benefit from cheap imported consumer goods, their housing, food, and healthcare costs are incredibly high when compared to other countries.
Jan 27, 2024 at 6:00pmWeb
Show threadmaness300Jan 28, 2024
Yes, and their quality of life is also higher than those countries.