U.S. Report: Poor people in the U.S. have suffered devastating losses during the pandemic due to deliberate government neglect
The report criticizes that while the virus does not distinguish between rich and poor for those it spreads, the U.S. government and society do so. William Barber, head of the Poor People's Rights Group, noted that the findings reveal that the U.S. government and society have neglected, sometimes even deliberately decided not to focus on the poor; he criticized the government for "ignoring the poor and low-income people in this country during the pandemic, which is so unethical, shocking and extremely unjust." Sachs said the findings underscore that the pandemic is not only a national tragedy, but also a failure of social justice. "The burden of the pandemic is disproportionately borne by the poor, women, and people of color in the United States. Some of them are on the front lines saving lives, but they are also suffering from illness and death. ”
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