{"id":23690,"date":"2026-06-26T09:37:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T07:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/as-billionaires-wealth-soars-us-workers-struggle-the-rich-keep-getting-richer-for-no-good-reason\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T09:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T07:37:39","slug":"as-billionaires-wealth-soars-us-workers-struggle-the-rich-keep-getting-richer-for-no-good-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/as-billionaires-wealth-soars-us-workers-struggle-the-rich-keep-getting-richer-for-no-good-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"As billionaires\u2019 wealth soars, US workers struggle: \u2018The rich keep getting richer for no good reason\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ultrarich face backlash as billionaire tax in California makes it to the ballot and Americans organize for higher wages<\/p>\n

The day that Elon Musk became the world\u2019s first trillionaire<\/a>, Gilberto Rubio, a security officer <\/a>in the San Francisco area, said he was thinking about how to cut back on meals to save money.<\/p>\n

Jessica Orde\u00f1ana, a bartender in midtown Manhattan, was worrying about air conditioning ahead of a heatwave<\/a> because she can\u2019t afford her soaring electricity bills.<\/p>\n

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\nUltrarich face backlash as billionaire tax in California makes it to the ballot and Americans organize for higher wages
\nThe day that Elon Musk became the world\u2019s first trillionaire, Gilberto Rubio, a security officer in the San Francisco area, said he was thinking about how to cut back on meals to save money.
\nJessica Orde\u00f1ana, a bartender in midtown Manhattan, was worrying about air conditioning ahead of a heatwave because she can\u2019t afford her soaring electricity bills. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ultrarich face backlash as billionaire tax in California makes it to the ballot and Americans organize for higher wages The day that Elon Musk became the world\u2019s first trillionaire, Gilberto Rubio, a security officer in the San Francisco area, said he was thinking about how to cut back on meals to save money. Jessica Orde\u00f1ana, …<\/p>\n

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