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We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.

We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
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Etienne Note: Great investigation with poor focus on “government” solutions. The free market uncovered this where “government” failed even though the FTC get’s billions every year. The real issue is organized crime banks providing certain companies with unlimited fractional reserve dollars to dominate their competitors and create monopolies that wouldn’t exist otherwise. The problem is the crooked “government” monetary system so the solution should obviously not be more “government.”

by More Perfect Union and Consumer Reports

More Perfect Union uncovered a secret corporate scheme to raise grocery prices.

We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items. The scary part? It’s not just online. It’s in physical grocery stores, too. Our months-long investigation with Consumer Reports and Groundwork Collaborative found it could cost families $1,200/year. ----- More Perfect Union is an Emmy-winning, nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to build power for working people. Here’s what that means: We report on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working-class perspective. We attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions. We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power. And we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems. To support our independent journalism, subscribe, donate, and follow our other pages through the links below:

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