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Nov 27, 2019

Amazon is weighing down the social safety net

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Men work at a distribution station in the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York.
Men work at a distribution station in the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York.
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