When You Weren’t Looking, Billionaires Did THIS…

When You Weren’t Looking, Billionaires Did THIS…

This video documents the earnings of prominent billionaires since March 2020, the departure of major CEOs over the last year, and asks questions about the future. Links to sources are always pinned as top comment.

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Sources: These Healthcare billionaires have gotten richer off of corona https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2020/05/04/these-healthcare-billionaires-have-gotten-richer-off-the-coronavirus-pandemic/#30e1235961ba These 7 billionaires’ net worth is up more than 50% since start of the Covid-19 pandemic https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/16/billionaires-net-worth-grew-amid-covid-19-pandemic-from-market-lows.html US unemployment rate as of June 26 2020 https://fortune.com/2020/06/09/us-unemployment-rate-jobs-report-how-many-americans-jobless-unemployed-bls-labor-market-faq/ Amazon donates $10 million to organizations supporting justice and equity https://blog.aboutamazon.com/policy/amazon-donates-10-million-to-organizations-supporting-justice-and-equity Insider trading rules don’t apply to congress https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylesmith/2011/06/01/insider-trading-rules-that-dont-apply-to-congress/#3e328c806167 Why Congressional Insider Trading is Legal https://investmentu.com/why-congressional-insider-trading-legal-profitable/ Elon Musk and Jeff Bezo want “$5 billion in grants or loans to keep commercial space company employees on the job and launch facilities open.” They also want the IRS to give them cash for R&D tax credits. https://twitter.com/matthewstoller/status/1241446042232594434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1241446042232594434&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fstop-coronavirus-corporate-coup-here-list-everyone-demanding-bail-out Billionaire wealth surge 2020 https://ips-dc.org/billionaire-bonanza-2020/ Why have more than 1,300 CEOs left their post in the past year? https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/why-have-more-1-000-ceos-left-their-post-past-n1076201 Major CEOs who stepped down in 2020 (a thread) https://twitter.com/reallygraceful/status/1232653701149536257 Amazons sweetheart deal with USPS https://www.freightwaves.com/news/2017/8/1/amazons-sweetheart-deal-with-the-usps The US post office gets an 18 billion dollar tax payer gift every year https://fortune.com/2015/03/27/us-postal-service/ Microsoft government contracts https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2020/02/14/amazon-microsoft-jedi-cloud-contract-government-10-billion-injunction/ The Details About the CIA’s Deal With Amazon. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/the-details-about-the-cias-deal-with-amazon/374632/