US billionaires got $434 billion richer during the pandemic, according to report

Big business is profiting from America’s demise:

While many Americans are facing financial hardship due to the coronavirus outbreak, US billionaires saw a boost in net worth in the first two months of the pandemic, according to a new report.

According to the report, published on Thursday by the left-leaning think tanks Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies, the total net worth of all US billionaires got a $434 billion boost since March 19, when many US states were placed on lockdown.

…In total, the roughly 600 US billionaires saw their wealth grow from $2.948 trillion to $3.382 trillion within the past two months.