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September 11, 2020

Amazon Accused of Price Gouging After Raising Prices Up to 1,000% During Lockdown
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A new report finds Amazon set prices for essential products during the
COVID-19 pandemic at levels that would violate price gouging laws in
many U.S. states. Public Citizen reports Amazon marked up some goods by
as much as 1,000% over the expected price at a time when millions of
people were forced to shop online due to remain-at-home orders.
Meanwhile, a new Oxfam report finds Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos could
personally pay each of his 876,000 employees a six-figure bonus and
still have more wealth than he controlled at the start of the pandemic.


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