[ExI] Acceleration of the wealth gap

[John Clark]

Forty million Americans have filed for unemployment during the economic
lockdown and 113,106 have died from COVID-19, but between mid March and mid
May the net worth of American billionaires increased by $434 billion. I
find it amazing that so many people think this acceleration of the wealth
gap can continue indefinitely without blood flowing in the streets.

American billionaires got $434 billion richer during the pandemic
<https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/21/american-billionaires-got-434-billion-richer-during-the-pandemic.html>

John K Clark
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