Who benefits from the pandemic?

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Pharmaceutical companies, hospitals (owners not staff), on line retailers,

delivery companies, on line entertainment (Netflix, PornHub, etc.),

on line gaming platforms, anyone who manufactures masks or sanitizer,

internet providers due to the increase in people working from home and of course divorce lawyers when you discover you really can’t live with that woman or man you married lol

[Stimo]

The Rothschilds, The Rockefellers, The Gettys, The Hearsts, The Vanderbilts & anyone who attends The Bilderberg annual conference.

[geriatrickid]

Why not start with your source of information. Who is Statista and why are they reliable?

You toss out "data" from an uncorroborated source and expect it to be accepted no questions asked.

I will help you. Statista is  owned by a German Advertising Company Ströer Media.  It is a for profit operation that sells product placement and packages data for its customers. it is no longer the entity that it once was when it rightfully earned credibility.

 

The most significant issue with Statista data is that it never ever shows its Sources.   If I tell you that  the average  income in  Cairns is 

$10,000 but offer  no source  it is not reliable data. If I  offer the information, with the source shown as the Government of Australia Wage  data drawn from payroll information, it is reliable.  

 

Statista in large part takes its data from  public sources, but in other cases does not. No one knows where the info comes from. 

Stroer media wants you to accept its  information, and it is presented nicely, but it is not reliable because it is not referenced.

[yuyiinthesky]

2 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

Why not start with your source of information. Who is Statista and why are they reliable?

You toss out "data" from an uncorroborated source and expect it to be accepted no questions asked.
...
Statista in large part takes its data from  public sources, but in other cases does not. No one knows where the info comes from.

The data is not correct?
Was it even more?

In any case, as usual, your claims are misleading. The accompanying article at Statista, which I quoted in the second post, says:
 

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U.S. billionaires saw their wealth surge 20 percent since the start of the pandemic according to an analysis by the Institute for Policy Studies and Americans for Tax Fairness. Between March 18 and June 17, the total net worth of 643 American billionaires increased from $2.9 trillion to $3.5 trillion while a further 29 individuals joined the club. While their collective wealth grew by $584 billion, some 45.5 million Americans filed for unemployment.

Here above I highlighted the source Statista mentions, to help you noticing it: "an analysis by the Institute for Policy Studies and Americans for Tax Fairness".

In the article Statista also mentions 
 

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Commenting on the report's findings, ATF's executive director Frank Clemente said that "this orgy of wealth shows how fundamentally flawed our economic system is" and that "if this pandemic reveals anything, it’s how unequal our society has become and how drastically it must change."

quoting "ATF's executive director Frank Clemente". 

Also, in case you need to question the correctness of the data, Statista names the journalist which wrote the article: "Niall McCarthy, Data Journalist, [email protected], +49 (40) 284 841 562)".

To make sure you get it this time: Unlike your claim "No one knows where the info comes from", Statista clearly says that the source is "an analysis by the Institute for Policy Studies and Americans for Tax Fairness" and mentions and quotes "ATF's executive director Frank Clemente".

[Airalee]

On 7/7/2020 at 2:59 PM, MRtommyR said:

Almost meaningless. Wasn't March 18th when stock markets were at the lowest? If they picked a date in January before the pandemic started you could probably write the headline "pandemic wipes billions from the riches of the world's wealthiest"

Buffett...down $17 Billion since Dec 2019  (Took a big hit on airlines and probably more)

“He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worthof US$88.9 billion as of December 2019,”

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett

 

Gates...Breaks even

 

”As of December 2019, Gates' net worth is 109 billion dollars, and there's a big competition between him and Bezos to take the first place on the richest people of the world list.”

 

Bezos...up $46 Billion (many people in the US are now ordering all groceries and household products online)

“His net worth, as of December 2019, is 110 billion dollars.”

 

 

Zuckerberg...Up $24 Billion 

 

“His net worth as of December 2019 is 62.7 billion dollars.“

 

Ellison...up $9 Billion (no idea why)

 

“As of December 2019, his net worth is 59.7 billion dollars.”

 

 

Above figures taken from this link with the exception of Buffett.  No idea how accurate it is.

 

https://interestingengineering.com/11-richest-people-in-tech-as-of-december-2019

 

 

 

Edited July 9, 2020 by Airalee

[steelepulse]

I listen to a number of podcasts.  Here Joe Rogan is explaining about how social media and junk food are similar.  Both easy, quickly satisfying yet unhealthy.

 

Media companies and social media junkies seem to be benefitting from the covid scare along with big pharma.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsZTGvMnqnc

Edited July 9, 2020 by steelepulse

[Sharp]

12 hours ago, Stimo said:

The Rothschilds, The Rockefellers, The Gettys, The Hearsts, The Vanderbilts & anyone who attends The Bilderberg annual conference.

Someone is on the ball with the 'Plandemic' in play here!

[Sharp]

2 hours ago, Airalee said:

Buffett...down $17 Billion since Dec 2019  (Took a big hit on airlines and probably more)

“He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worthof US$88.9 billion as of December 2019,”

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett

 

Gates...Breaks even

 

”As of December 2019, Gates' net worth is 109 billion dollars, and there's a big competition between him and Bezos to take the first place on the richest people of the world list.”

 

Bezos...up $46 Billion (many people in the US are now ordering all groceries and household products online)

“His net worth, as of December 2019, is 110 billion dollars.”

 

 

Zuckerberg...Up $24 Billion 

 

“His net worth as of December 2019 is 62.7 billion dollars.“

 

Ellison...up $9 Billion (no idea why)

 

“As of December 2019, his net worth is 59.7 billion dollars.”

 

 

Above figures taken from this link with the exception of Buffett.  No idea how accurate it is.

 

https://interestingengineering.com/11-richest-people-in-tech-as-of-december-2019

 

 

 

Gates is in for the longer term 'HUGE' up tick in his finances !!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Rimmer]

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