Capitalism surrounding COVID-19

Lower income jobs (bus drivers, cashiers) are the ones supporting our nation, not the millionaire ceos

Many lower income individuals can't afford to be off work for so long ie. pay for food, pay bills, sufficiently provide for family :

Its a lot easier for wealthier people to stay home and continue to live comfortably

Lower income people are continuing to face inequality even in the state of a national emergency

In America, lower income families may not be able to afford proper healthcare thus are more at risk of dying from the virus

Proves which workers really are the backbone of our country during a time of crisis and that they should be valued and paid more for their essential work

Many of the highest paying jobs are nonessential yet they see the greatest work benefits and pays

Lower income people are continuing to get the short end of the stick and are risking their health for the benefit of both the poor and the rich

The rich and wealthy remains the most comfortable and safest from the disease

Saving lives or saving the economy? ❓

China lifting isolation orders to get the economy back up face a second outbreak

Many wealthy or more concerned with maintaining their mass amounts of wealth than the lives of those working on the front-line

Lower income people are left with no way to buy essentials when price-gouging retailers inflate prices

The rich can afford to panic buy and buy out stores' supplies so the poor are unable to obtain these products like toilet paper

Smaller living quarters and apartments leads to greater spread between people

Manual workers and some lower income workers are disproportionally being laid off or losing their jobs so the their superiors can keep their salaries

Many companies and businesses are only concerned with profit and not their employees

Coronavirus is an amplifier of existing inequalities, injustices and insecurities

Lower income people may not have sufficient savings to get them through this crisis

Many lower income families rent instead of having a mortgage and are fearing eviction because they can't afford rent

The wealthy are more likely able to work from home allowing for continued income opposed to the poor

Cashiers, bus drivers, nurses, ext.. are not receiving adequate compensation for risking their health from increased exposure after years of being undervalued and underpaid

Conflict theory - inequality between classes ie. distribution of resources, the wealthy benefitting from the poor, competition for resources