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Another 1.5 Million File for Unemployment as Billionaires Make $600B During Pandemic

HeadlineJun 19, 2020

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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