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    05 days ago

    They didn’t think they could get away with raising prices so far before. And they would pay us nothing if they could.

    What does “get away” with it mean? Why can’t they pay us nothing?

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      24 days ago

      Because we fought a war over it and made it illegal. And previously it was assumed price increases would drive customers away. But the monopoly power of corporations like Kroger’s had gone further than anyone thought.