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June 19, 2020

Another 1.5 Million File for Unemployment as Billionaires Make $600B During Pandemic
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Another 1.5 million people filed unemployment claims last week, bringing
the total to over 45 million since the coronavirus crisis began. This
marks the 13th week in a row in which more than a million people filed
for unemployment. This comes as the total wealth of the nation's
billionaires has jumped by nearly $600 billion since March 18, according
to a report by Americans for Tax Fairness. During this period, Amazon
founder Jeff Bezos made $44 billion. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made
$32 billion.


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