How the Pandemic Made Americans Richer—But Not Equally
WSJ What’s News
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 4 December 2023
⏱️ 14 minutes
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| 1:06.0 | It's Monday, December 4th. I'm Shelby Holiday for the Wall Street Journal sitting in for Ann Marie Fertoli. |
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| 1:19.4 | Despite all of the pain caused by the pandemic, Americans actually grew |
| 1:26.9 | richer across every racial, ethnic, and income group. But a new report from |
| 1:31.4 | Pew Research Center out today shows that the gains were not equal. |
| 1:35.0 | Joining me to talk about the findings is W.S.J. reporter Ooyen Adadoyen. |
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