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“What we think is happening and what some law enforcement officials have told us is that when the economy is having a rough time and people are having a rough time some of these thieves will turn to theft and they will specifically focus on copper because the cost of copper is up right now,” said David Faggard, a spokesperson for Kinetic.
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No, what you have happening is dope fiends are stealing your copper wiring for drugs.
I mean, I appreciate your efforts to blame it on Bidenomics, but this shit's been going on for decades, even when Trump was president. Tweekers don't give a shit about politics.