Institute for policy studies released a study thursday showing that in the 8 weeks between march 18th and may 14th the country super wealthy have added a further 368800000000. 00 to their already a normal fortunes and besides this ridiculous state of inequality the rich are also not paying their fair share in taxes they got a giant tax cut for donald trump and the super rich hold 32. 00 trillion dollars in offshore tax havens meanwhile for average americans its. Not good to. A record 36000000. 00 americans have filed for Unemployment Insurance with millions more losing their employer based Health Care Plans and around a 3rd of the country not paying its rent so how does our society not collapsing how is it i wonder why why is the stock market not so low we can see up my skirt well one of the reasons is that we now have a plutonic me citi Group Analysts have used the term plutonic me to describe an economy in which the rich are the driving forces and main beneficiaries of Economic Growt
For policy studies released a study thursday showing that in the 8 weeks between march 18th and may 14th the country superwealthy have added a further 368800000000. 00 to their already a norm its fortunes and besides this ridiculous state of inequality the rich are also not paying their fair share in taxes they got a giant tax cut for donald trump and the super rich hold 32. 00 trillion dollars in offshore tax havens meanwhile for average americans its. Not as good. A record 36000000. 00 americans have filed for Unemployment Insurance with millions more losing their employer based Health Care Plans and around a 3rd of the country not paying its rent so how does our society not collapsing how is it i wonder why why is the stock market not so low we can see up my skirt well one of the reasons is that we now have a plutonic me citi Group Analysts have used the term plutonic me to describe an economy in which the rich are the driving forces and main beneficiaries of Economic Growth basical
Good news good news folks i know youre worried that everyone is suffering during this pandemic were lonely were scared and if i have to teach my mother how to use zoom one more time im going to throw her out a window not the real her but the laptop with her on it so she sees it as it goes down and smashes into the ground and maybe that will stick with her for a bit but no is not true not everybody is having a rough time some people are doing room only well americas billionaires have seen their wealth increase by 12. 5 percent during the lockdown period the institute for policy studies released a study thursday showing that in the 8 weeks between march 18th and may 14th the country superwealthy have added a further 368800000000. 00 to their already a norm its fortunes and besides this ridiculous state of inequality the rich are also not paying their fair share in taxes they got a giant tax cut for donald trump and the super rich hold 32. 00 trillion dollars in offshore tax havens meanwh
Host the winner of the Fellowship Award shes been a resident in the Nonfiction Program and instructor at the school for poetic computation. Additionally her essays and reviews have appeared in publications such as the new york times, defends, the globe and many others. She will be joined in conversation this evening by a clinical instructor and lecturer where they teach students to Practice Technology by working online. The work reflects on the technology and the law covering topics such as facial recognition, computer security, Online Harassment and freedom of expression. Tonight they are going to we ars the new book, working. It is a poetic history that will resonate with anyone who goes online to listen and learn, not to shout and grandstand. And insightful ways reviewing what has been lost, but has been stolen and what possibilities may still be recovered. Workers of the world unite. We are so pleased to host the event here please join me in welcoming joanne mcneil. [applause] to s
Mcneil traces the Digital World in unexpected and excitable ways. Reviewing what has been lost what have been stolen and what possibilities may still be recovered. We are so pleased to hope to host this event here. [applause]. Ive a really brief reading i wanted to do. It is just a short passage this is in that chapter called sharing. Around the time of the first iphone launch it was possible if unwise. The hold over since its famous. Super bowl commission commercial. In 200710 years later it was made on the list. With the iphone they were off to the races. They sold almost 40 million. Now the figure is north of 200 million new apple phones each year. The Company Unique for its designed approach product and function and appearance. Was built to be handled i can intimate acquaintance. In time people would learn about fox con and the loss of human lives. It was too expensive certainly. Steve jobs announced the future of the times the first decade nearly parallels the year in the white ho