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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen - Sun Feb 21

🧵Taking stock: By the end of this week, 500,000 Americans will have died of COVID, leaving behind those who loved them Many others have long-lasting symptoms that continue to impair their lives 10% of parents of kids <6yo said they couldn't afford sufficient food in 2020

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen - Sun Feb 21

50% of families w/school-age kids lost income last year One in 4 US households lost income or jobs (highest in Black & Latinx families) One in 4 renters couldn't make rent in Sept 2020, accelerating an ongoing eviction crisis About 2 to 3 million people lost health insurance

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen - Sun Feb 21

Mark Zuckerberg grew his wealth by 85% to $101.2 billion Elon Musk grew his wealth by 277% to $92.8 billion Jeff Bezos grew his wealth by 79% to $203 billion And 178 millionaires became billionaires last year

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen - Sun Feb 21

References on housing, hunger, health and greed: washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/0… brookings.edu/blog/up-front/… kff.org/policy-watch/h… usatoday.com/story/money/20… forbes.com/sites/natalies…

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