Pandemic Shutdowns Led to Wealth Transfer: Sen. Ron Johnson

Pandemic Shutdowns Led to Wealth Transfer: Sen. Ron Johnson
Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Aug. 6, 2020. Toni Sandys-Pool/Getty Images
Ella Kietlinska
Jan Jekielek
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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic response that included lockdowns, many small businesses folded while big companies thrived, a senator said, calling this phenomenon a “wealth transfer.”

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) criticized the response to the pandemic, particularly the shutdowns, in a March 22 interview on EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program.
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