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October 23, 2020

U.S. Billionaires' Wealth Jumped by $931 Billion During Pandemic
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The Labor Department reports 787,000 U.S. workers filed new unemployment
claims last week - the second-lowest total since March but still
historically high compared to pre-pandemic levels. This comes as a new
report by Americans for Tax Fairness found the collective wealth of
billionaires in the U.S. has jumped by $931 billion since mid-March. The
report also found 22 million U.S. adults reported not having enough food
to eat - and more than half of those adults had children in their
households. Nearly 62 million U.S. residents lost work between mid-March
and mid-November.


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