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COVID-19 pandemic is billionaires' bonanza
$1.1T in wealth gained just since March could fund Biden’s entire relief package, says Americans for Tax Fairness
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Ted CoxAmericans for Tax Fairness, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Elon Musk, Tesla, SpaceX, Joe Biden, Institute for Policy Studies, Forbes, U.S. Billionaires, Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Microsoft, Bill Gates, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffet, Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Collins, Billionaire Bonanza 2020, COVID-19 Relief, Frank Clemente, Bernie Sanders
Billionaires regain wealth as workers suffer
Difference in recoveries reflects economic disparities in COVID-19 pandemic
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Ted CoxU.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Institute for Policy Studies, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon, Facebook, NASDAQ, Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell
AG Raoul pursues coronavirus price gouging
Gov. Pritzker arms Raoul with executive order ‘that prohibits price gouging and gives the attorney general enforcement authority’
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Price Gouging, Coronavirus Hoarding, Illinois Coronavirus, Kwame Raoul, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Retail Merchants Association, Illinois Manufacturers' Association, COVID-19, Amazon, eBay, Facebook
Paid family leave would benefit parents, babies, economy
ILEPI-UIUC study says businesses would gain stability, productivity
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Ted CoxILEPI, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Family Leave, Paid Family Leave, Family and Medical Leave Act, Working Families, Illinois Working Families, Amazon, United Parcel Service, Jill Gigstad, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Pew Research Center
Bill seeks to end state competition in corporate subsidies
Sen. Villivalam, Rep. Morgan join drive to form ‘interstate compact’
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Rivian closes year with almost $3B investment
T. Rowe Price, Amazon, Ford add another $1.3B as Normal plant gears up to produce electric trucks next year
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91 Fortune 500 firms paid no 2018 U.S. taxes
List includes Deere, U.S. Steel, FedEx, Chevron, Netflix, GM, Starbucks, Amazon
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Ted CoxU.S. Budget Deficit, Fortune 500, Donald Trump, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, U.S. Corporate Tax Rate, Trump Tax Cuts, Deere, U.S. Steel, FedEx, Chevron, Netflix, General Motors, Starbucks, Amazon
'Silicon Six' cyberbehemoths slick at skirting taxes, says study
IPI pulls boner on ‘Netflix and chill’
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Ted CoxSilicon Six, Illinois Policy Institute, Netflix, Netflix and Chill, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Fair Tax Mark, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Paul Monaghan, Bernie Sanders, Robert Reich, Chevron, Eli Lily, Rahm Emanuel, Urban Dictionary
Students seek to expand support for strike on climate change
Friday march in Chicago calls for state to pass Clean Energy Jobs Act
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Ted CoxGreta Thunberg, Chicago Youth Climate Strike, Illinois Youth Climate Strike, Global Youth Climate Strike, Jessica Sun Li, Donald Trump, USMCA, Cristina Castro, Ann Williams, Bruce Rauner, Citizens Utility Board, Amazon, Chicago Public Schools
Part-timers to lose benefits at Whole Foods
Warren, Sanders, AOC rip plan for Amazon-owned market to require 30 hours for health care
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