The COVID Class Divide, Trump's Narcissism & Handouts for the 1% | The Common Good with Robert Reich

In this episode of The Common Good, Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich discusses the outrage that is Steve Mnuchin, how coronavirus is far from “the great equalizer," Trump blaming the World Health Organization for his own failure to respond while delaying stimulus checks to boost his own ego, and Senate Republicans tucking a $90 billion secret tax change into the coronavirus bill — 80% of which will benefit people making more than $1 million a year. Even during a global pandemic, we’re seeing more socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.

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00:00 Welcome!
1:26 Where is the stimulus money going? To billionaires, tax cuts, hedge funds and the money for small businesses aren’t getting the aid.
6:42 Jeff Bezos’s wealth has expanded by 24 billion during the pandemic! The system is working WORSE than before.
12:12 What is going on here? How do we make sure working class people know how screwed they’re getting by Donald Trump and the Republican tax and “stimulus” plans?
17:15 An essential ploy Trump uses: Deflecting blame! Gaslighting! Lies! (He’s doing this with the WHO right now)
21:29 The virus is disproportionately affecting minorities and the poor.
25:17 The systematic inequality in America is being highlighted by this pandemic so what do we need to do? Let’s try to be hopeful - this could be a wakeup call.

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