The U.S. Will Struggle After COVID 19

"America’s economy has almost doubled in size over the last four decades, but broad measures of the nation’s economic health conceal the unequal distribution of gains. A small portion of the population has pocketed most of the new wealth, and the coronavirus pandemic is laying bare the consequences of the unequal distribution of prosperity."
Before the far right wingers here claim the 99% are stealing from the job creators, think about the jobs considered essential during this pandemic. It's not the paid executives,managers, business owners and those wealthy due to inheritance.
The article is rather short and full of easy to understand graphs.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/10/opinion/coronavirus-us-economy-inequality.[WORD TOO LONG]

@phranny said
"America’s economy has almost doubled in size over the last four decades, but broad measures of the nation’s economic health conceal the unequal distribution of gains. A small portion of the population has pocketed most of the new wealth, and the coronavirus pandemic is laying bare the consequences of the unequal distribution of prosperity."
Before the far right wingers here ...[text shortened]... 2&nl=david-leonhardt&regi_id=36861820&segment_id=24629&te=1&user_id=e2c6edd43597521e4a5acde3714cec10

@quackquack said
You are merely using a crisis to insist that everything you always wanted must be done immediately.

@kevcvs57 said
Would that look anything like the 1% ordering their political poodles to force through austerity measures during the financial crisis that they created?

@quackquack said
You are merely using a crisis as a pretext to implement the redistribution you always wanted.

@quackquack

I'll tell you what we want. We want FUKKING NATIONAL LEADERSHIP not this BULLSHYTE coming from Trump about we are not the sales clerks, WE ARE BACKUP. Tell me how in the world that could EVER be considered 'leadership'?

@quackquack said
You are merely using a crisis as a pretext to implement the redistribution you always wanted.

Lol

@quackquack said
You are merely using a crisis as a pretext to implement the redistribution you always wanted.

@shavixmir said
I don’t see people standing on balconies applauding bank managers and HR advisors.