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- It Pays to Be Rich During a Pandemic https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-testing-rich-people/608062/ 2 comments
- Tax on billionaires’ Covid windfall could vaccinate every adult on Earth - 99% levy on pandemic wealth rise could also pay all unemployed $20,000 – and still leave super-rich $55bn richer https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/12/tax-billionaires-covid-windfall-vaccinate-every-adult-on-earth 1041 comments worldnews
- Should the rich pay for the pandemic? Argentina thinks so. Other countries are taking a look. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/coronarvirus-argentina-wealth-tax/2021/02/19/96fd1ec4-711b-11eb-93be-c10813e358a2_story.html 4 comments worldnews
- Argentina weighs taxing rich to pay for pandemic measures https://www.dw.com/en/argentina-weighs-taxing-rich-to-pay-for-pandemic-measures/a-55898176 4 comments worldnews
- It Pays to Be Rich During a Pandemic https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-testing-rich-people/608062/ 5 comments worldnews
- Pandemic paradox: Rich Indians buying Merc SUVs while the poor sell houses to pay Covid bills https://theprint.in/opinion/pandemic-paradox-rich-indians-buying-merc-suvs-while-the-poor-sell-houses-to-pay-covid-bills/676917/ 17 comments india
- C.E.O. Pay Remains Stratospheric, Even at Companies Battered by Pandemic: "While millions of people struggled to make ends meet, many of the companies hit hardest in 2020 showered their executives with riches." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/business/ceos-pandemic-compensation.html 18 comments economy
- After $1.5 Trillion Tax Cut for Rich, Trump Backs GOP Pay Freeze for Federal Workers as Pandemic Rages - Unions representing federal workers have denounced the proposed pay freeze as "insulting" and a "cruel slap in the face. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/02/after-15-trillion-tax-cut-rich-trump-backs-gop-pay-freeze-federal-workers-pandemic?utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#echobox=1606939725 3 comments politics
- After $1.5 Trillion Tax Cut for Rich, Trump Backs GOP Pay Freeze for Federal Workers as Pandemic Rages | Unions representing federal workers have denounced the proposed pay freeze as "insulting" and a "cruel slap in the face." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/02/after-15-trillion-tax-cut-rich-trump-backs-gop-pay-freeze-federal-workers-pandemic 41 comments politics
- New Research Shows 'Pandemic Profits' of Billionaires Could Fully Fund $3,000 Stimulus Checks for Every Person in US. "America's billionaires could pay for a major Covid relief bill and still not lose a dime of their pre-virus riches." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/09/new-research-shows-pandemic-profits-billionaires-could-fully-fund-3000-stimulus 806 comments politics