President of the United States Donald trump is concerned about the huge gap in income between residents of the country on the backdrop of the spread of coronavirus. About this he wrote on Twitter.
In his Twitter account the head of state has placed the message of the portal Business Insider that 40 million Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits during a pandemic coronavirus. The net value of the assets of the billionaires increased by half a trillion dollars.
“Too much difference in income. Changes need to be made soon!”, said trump.
on July 30, the Urban Institute experts concluded that approximately 12.2 million Americans would be in poverty if Congress does not extend the program of assistance to families. The poverty rate will rise to 11.9 percent over the past five months 2020, if not approved the unemployment benefits, approved the second stimulus package and increased the monthly subsidies to purchase food within SNAP (food stamp program). The researchers argue that the most effective measure for the prevention of poverty will be direct payments — $ 1200 per person and $ 2,400 for a family.
