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Wealth of Top 1% Surged by X% During COVID-19, Sparking Calls for Economic Reform
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Reports and opinions from various sources highlight the significant increase in wealth among the top 1 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic structure is depicted as unjust, with the rich benefiting while the poor struggle. Calls for action to address the growing wealth gap and dismantle the rigged system are emphasized.
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CNBC
@CNBCHow the long-awaited recession became a 'richcession' for America's wealthy https://t.co/F52khEclJh
The New York Times
@nytimesIn Opinion "Today's rich, their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and the Covid-19 pandemic, have opposed reforms aimed at tapping their resources to fund mitigation policies of all kinds," the economic historian Guido Alfani writes. https://t.co/oeWeZDYdYG