{"product_id":"gouged-the-end-of-a-fair-price-and-what-that-means-for-your-wallet","title":"Gouged: The End of a Fair Price--And What That Means for Your Wallet","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLindsay Owens \u003c\/b\u003eis president and CEO of the Groundwork Collaborative, a leading economic think tank and corporate watchdog in Washington, D.C. A nationally recognized public policy expert, she is widely sought after for media commentary, congressional testimony, and innovative investigative research on corporate malfeasance, financial markets, consumer protection, and affordability. She regularly advises government officials, candidates for elected office, and members of Congress and has served as a senior advisor to lawmakers including Senator Elizabeth Warren. Her writing has appeared in \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, and she frequently contributes to CNN, CNBC, CBS, Bloomberg, the \n\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003ePlanet Money\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eMarketplace\u003c\/i\u003e. Owens holds a PhD in sociology from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Lindsay Owens has written a thrilling true crime story about how the largest corporate monopolies in America have hatched a scheme to pick our pockets. \n\u003ci\u003eGouged\u003c\/i\u003e is the book corporate America does not want you to read.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eGouged\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers a hidden cause of the affordability crisis: algorithms that set prices, which often means tailoring the price for individuals and fixing the price across markets. Corporate greed is nothing new; what's new is the technology that has made competition, fairness, and transparency obsolete. As a result, consumers are paying more for everything from rent to medicine to groceries. Owens's book reveals the new ways that big tech is allowing big corporations to rig the game, and what we can do to fight back.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Heather McGhee, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eGouged\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone wondering how everything got so damn expensive and who is profiting off your misery. This book is for students renting their first apartment, parents trying to feed their families, travelers paying way too much to fly, and consumers getting ripped off at every turn by AI-fueled pricing schemes. Lindsay Owens is a brilliant writer and a phenomenal investigator who excels at deconstructing the complex into a riveting story--and she of course has a plan to fight back. If you're sick and tired of being squeezed by giant corporations and just want life to be a little easier and much more affordable, this book is for you.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Senator Elizabeth Warren\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ever have the sneaking suspicion that you're paying more for something online than you should be, or than your neighbor is? You probably are. And you should be outraged. Lindsay Owens tells us how we got here and what we should do about it. Required reading for all American consumers and policymakers.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Rana Foroohar, author of \u003ci\u003eHomecoming: The Path to Prosperity in a Post-Global World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Too much of American business now depends on bilking customers when they are weakest, and gouging has gone from an occasional outrage to a constant aggravation. Lindsay Owens's fascinating, engaging, and often enraging book will leave you wondering how we let things get this bad and why we can't do better.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Tim Wu, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Extraction\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHow Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"In \n\u003ci\u003eGouged\u003c\/i\u003e, Lindsay Owens reveals how the world is undergoing a revolution in how companies price goods for sale--and, no surprise, corporate America's predatory financial actions do not favor you. \n\u003ci\u003eGouged \u003c\/i\u003eis not just incisive and revelatory; it is one of the most important books of the year.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Helaine Olen, author of \u003ci\u003ePound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eGouged\u003c\/i\u003e is a state-of-the-art inquiry into the reinvention of the ripoff happening right now in boardrooms across the country. Lindsay Owens has written an essential portrait of corporate America's digital underbelly.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--Zachary D. Carter, author of\u003ci\u003e The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eGouged\u003c\/i\u003e is an entertaining exposé into the high-tech methods (from dynamic and drip pricing to dark patterns) that big businesses and ruthless employers use to cheat consumers and workers. With this brilliant debut, Lindsay Owens offers us shocking stories and essential strategies we need to fight together for fair prices and wages.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--Jennifer Taub, author of \u003ci\u003eBig Dirty Money: Making White Collar Criminals Pay \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Corporate executives must read this book. In \n\u003ci\u003eGouged\u003c\/i\u003e, Lindsay Owens chronicles corporate overreach in pricing. Just because data science and real-time computing can enable efficient and opaque profit maximization doesn't make it the smart or right thing to do. \n\u003ci\u003eGouged \u003c\/i\u003ebrings sunshine to pricing strategies that many would prefer remain in the shadows, exposing practices that are exploitative and supporting us in demanding greater accountability.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--Bob Hedges, MIT Digital Fellow and former Visa Chief Data Officer\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA searing exposé of the new tools of corporate profiteering and a field guide to the deceptive tactics companies are using to cheat consumers out of their money--and how we can get ahead of them--from a leading voice in economic policy and executive director of a corporate watchdog think tank\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverywhere you turn, Americans are getting ripped off: Online ticket sellers hide behind exorbitant extra fees. Landlords use software to band together and organize artificial rent hikes. Ride-sharing apps spike their fares when it rains. And car companies install software that reports your driving behavior to auto insurance companies so that they can hike your premiums. Surveillance pricing, algorithmic price fixing, and other high-tech forms of price gouging are the latest frontiers in corporate profiteering--and they're gutting the American economy and your wallet. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \n\u003ci\u003eGouged\u003c\/i\u003e, economic expert and veteran consumer advocate Lindsay Owens takes us inside the corporate boardrooms where pricing decisions are made, uncovering the tricks, traps, and grifts corporations use to jack up the price you pay at checkout. From data collection to drone surveillance, modern technology provides companies a staggering arsenal of sophisticated tools to squeeze as much money out of consumers as possible, resulting in record profits. Drawing on original reporting, shareholder meeting transcripts, and rigorous economic analysis, Owens takes aim at Big Tech behemoths, airlines, health insurance companies, and others to pull back the curtain on how price gouging is coming for almost every line item in your household budget, from doctor visits to rent, groceries to diapers, and even your summer vacation. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGouged\u003c\/i\u003e arms us with the essential knowledge we need to first recognize, and then sidestep, the traps that corporations try to conceal from us. 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