Released: December 22, 2020

How the rich will cut the line for the coronavirus vaccine

Source: Shamus Khan - The Washington Post (Paid Registration)

Doctors in California told the Los Angeles Times they get calls every day from patients asking how to get the vaccine early. That’s no surprise: Researchers studying the behavior of the rich — whether it’s looking at their charitable giving on their tax returns or seeing how they take turns when driving around town — consistently find that wealthy people are more likely to be selfish and act unethically. They are more likely to think of themselves as more important than other people and less likely to give to others, according to studies. Our private health-care system amplifies, rather than moderates, these tendencies. Wealth gives people enormous leverage over our institutions and influence over our policies.

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