Amazon is increasing wages. How should big corporations spread their wealth?
Amazon is increasing wages. How should big corporations spread their wealth?
Workers pack and ship customer orders at the 750,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center on Aug. 1, 2017 in Romeoville, Illinois.
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Starting next month, Amazon will pay its more than 350,000 U.S. workers $15 an hour. The company is now worth more than a trillion dollars. So what obligations do corporations have when they get this big?
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