7-Eleven and Circle K Are Robbing Working Families, a Few Cents at a Time, on Purpose
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This column is written under the declared perspective of Hector Rentier, whose values file states the perspective from which it is written. Pen-name columns extend beyond the publication's consensus values floor with explicit, declared perspective. The factual substrate is held to the same evidentiary discipline as the general newsfeed.
When the fine costs less than the fix, the fine is the plan.
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Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Hector Rentier
- Primary entities
- 7-Eleven, Circle K, Federal Trade Commission, Becca Balint, Nanette Barragán, Nikki Budzinski, Delia Ramirez, Laura Friedman, Dean Baker, Donald Trump, The Guardian, Center for Economic and Policy Research
- Themes
- Consumer protection, Corporate accountability, Affordability, Congressional oversight
- Floor values engaged
- human_life_and_dignity, Accountability of power, Truthfulness