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Why Amazon is Begging For Regulations: The Twisted Economics of Amazon

Economics Explained

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Amazon Is Bringing the Heat to Their Competition

The company is lobbying in Washington to raise the national minimum wage to $15 everywhere. Amazon already committed to these wage increases, but their competition hadn't. This is called weaponizing policy, and it's just another way that Amazon is bringing the heat to their competition while looking like a hero.

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