Watchdog: Pelosi’s Giveaway to the Rich
House Democrats frame Nancy Pelosi’s Heroes Act as supporting first responders and health workers amid the pandemic, but a team of auditors found that “the 50 richest places in the country” would get “$350 million in bailouts” from the bill, reports OpenTheBooks.com CEO and founder Adam Andrzejewski at Forbes. For example, Atherton, Calif. — “the richest town in America, with an average annual household income of $525,000” — is in line for $3.8 million. Other high-income winners include Scarsdale, NY, $8.8 million; Malibu, Calif., $6.3 million; and Palm Beach, Fla., $4.4 million. “Should the American taxpayers from lower-income areas be subsidizing the lifestyles of the rich and famous?”