President Joe Biden.

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In a speech, Biden tore into surging wealth among billionaires during the pandemic. He said "it's simply not fair" how wealthy Americans manage to evade taxes. Fears about inequality in the US mounted during the pandemic as millions of Americans were jobless while stocks soared. See more stories on Insider's business page.

President Joe Biden slammed the surging amount of wealth held by American billionaires on Thursday as he made a renewed...

Continue Reading Biden calls out US billionaire wealth surging $1.8 trillion during the pandemic: 'It's simply not fair'