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Taifa Smith Butler on Economic Injustice During COVID

Aisha Mills
BNC News

Taifa Smith Butler joins BNC’s “AMplified with Aisha Mills” to discuss these inequities and what we can do to combat them.

The COVID-19 crisis wrecked the health and wealth of millions of Americans who faced unemployment, evictions and wondered how they were going to put food on the table for their families. But you know who didn't go broke during COVID-19? Billionaires.

According to Time magazine, the 15 richest Americans have become $400 billion richer since March 2020. Taifa Smith Butler joins BNC’s “AMplified with Aisha Mills” to discuss these inequities and what we can do to combat them.

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