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We are buying almost everything online right now. And stores are encouraging this – to slow the spread of COVID-19. But they’re also offering sales and discounts in hopes that we buy more.

Is it ethical to take advantage, knowing that workers packaging up your recent purchases in warehouses and people delivering those items to your home could be at risk of getting sick?

Katherina Pattit is an associate professor of ethics and business law at the University of St. Thomas.

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We are buying almost everything online right now. And stores are encouraging this — to slow the spread of COVID-19. But they’re also offering sales and discounts in hopes that we buy more. Is it ethical to take advantage, knowing that workers packaging up your recent purchases in warehouses and people delivering those items to your home could be at risk of getting sick?

MPR News with Angela Davis - We are buying almost everything online right now. And stores are encouraging this – to slow the spread of COVID-19. But they’re also offering sales and discounts in hopes that we buy more.  Is it ethical to take advantage, knowing that workers packaging up your recent purchases in warehouses and people delivering those items to your home could be at risk of getting sick?  

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