Should We Break Up Amazon?

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Should We Break Up Amazon?

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May 17, 2018

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Amazon might become the first trillion-dollar company in the history of the world. Has the Everything Store become a dangerous monopoly threatening the U.S. economy?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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May 17, 2018

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