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US stores lock away basic goods amid years of soaring economic inequality

In the US, many customers are outraged that the practice of locking up essential goods away from customers now appears to be here to stay.

Ramin Mazaheri

Press TV, Washington DC

In the United States many customers are outraged that the practice of locking up essential goods away from customers to prevent shoplifting now appears here to stay.

Many say the inconvenient and depressing practice indicates just how bad the economy has become for the average American.