The sick who still go to work because they have
no paid leave.
Families who face ruin from even a
temporary layoff.
Front-line workers risking infection as they
drive buses, bag takeout meals and mop
hospital floors.
For years, financial inequality has widened in
the United States and elsewhere as wealth and
income have become increasingly concentrated
among the most affluent while millions struggle
to get by. Now, the coronavirus outbreak has laid
bare the human cost of that inequality, making it
more visible and potentially worse.
Congress, the Trump administration and the
Federal Reserve have mounted the largest