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Kroger's Plan to Use Facial Recognition Raises Concerns About Surge Pricing (gizmodo.com)
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[–] Mushroomm@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Any kind of surge pricing by for profit companies providing basic needs should be illegal full stop

[–] BrazenSigilos@ttrpg.network 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Any kind of surge pricing ~~by for profit companies providing basic needs~~ should be illegal full stop

Fixed that for you

[–] Mushroomm@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I think there stands a case to have discount surge pricing on cheque days for example to ease the burden of poverty framing the "surge" as increased store volume opposed to prices but yea now that I type it out a different term is needed lol