Stranded on superyachts or confined to their sprawling mansions worrying about their wine cellars, the world’s superrich have invited ridicule throughout the coronavirus pandemic with their apparent insensitivity to the plight of ordinary people.
Some of the global elite rushed to dream homes in the countryside or were whisked away by private jet to seaside retreats. Specialist company PrivateFly said it had seen a surge in bookings from people wanting to leave at-risk countries, according to The Guardian.Others chose to invest in underground shelters, with Texas-based firm Rising S Bunkers telling the Los Angeles Times that their telephone had been ringing off the hook.
The article cited the manager of a New York finance company who found himself calling his personnel management agency because he could not get the bag out of his vacuum cleaner. Even in confinement, some billionaires have found ways to get richer since the beginning of lockdown, according to research group Institute for Policy Studies.
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