Steve Randy Waldman<p>&quot;Amazon now takes 45 cents in fees out of every dollar of third-party sales at its marketplace, according to updated statistics in a new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.&quot; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@ddayen" class="u-url mention">@<span>ddayen</span></a></span> citing <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/StacyMitchell" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StacyMitchell</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ILSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ILSR</span></a> <a href="https://prospect.org/power/2023-09-21-amazons-185-billion-pay-to-play-system/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prospect.org/power/2023-09-21-</span><span class="invisible">amazons-185-billion-pay-to-play-system/</span></a></p><p>// omfg</p>