Pandemic has played into the hands of the Wealthy

647 individuals in the U.S. have amassed almost a trillion dollars during the pandemic, at the same time as millions of Americans have struggled to make ends meet. Researcher for the Program on Inequality and the Common Good, Omar Ocampo, recently authored an article “Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health” where he discusses Trump’s bailout dollars being distributed to private equity groups, and how the needs of the pandemic have created new billionaires this year.