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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
Be wary of election disinformation
Pritzker warns against social media, urges voters to ‘be patient’ for results election night
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Ted Cox2020 Presidential Election, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Twitter, Facebook, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Election Interference, Election Day 2020, Illinois Mail-In Voting, Illinois Vote By Mail, Juliana Stratton, Restore Illinois
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
Facebook quashes phony Trump Census ads
The social-media posts resembled fake Census mailers sent to Illinois voters
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'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
Trollbots and Facebook phonies
Fake accounts on social media stir the pot on controversial issues
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