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We All Love To Get Our Packages In A Hurry. Here's The Dirty Secret Behind How They Do That.
Listen, I really don't want to be that guy. I, too, love receiving my packages promptly and am no stranger to the giddy sensation of seeing that cardboard box waiting for me at my doorstep.But everything has its costs, and to make this modern luxury a reality, companies like Amazon, Walmart, and others are creating an entire sector of low-paid, under-protected temporary workers who are routinely boxing and shipping items they couldn't afford to buy. Here's an inside look at how it's changing the American economy and degrading working conditions for everyone.
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