{UAH} GEORGE SOROS ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED A COVID STIMULUS CHECK

At least 18 billionaires got COVID stimulus checks, report claims

By Will Feuer

November 4, 2021 12:09pm 

Billionaire investor George Soros allegedly received some of the $2.2 trillion relief package that was sent out at the height of Covid-19.REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

At least 18 billionaires and more than 200 ultra-wealthy people reportedly received emergency federal stimulus checks that were meant to help struggling families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Billionaires — including corporate raider Ira Rennert, George Soros, and outgoing Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor — received payouts in the first round of stimulus checks, according to ProPublica, which drew on leaked files from the Internal Revenue Service.

Soros’ representative said he returned the check, according to ProPublica, while Rennert didn’t respond to questions. 

The uber-wealthy qualified for the stimulus checks, which were sent out as part of a $2.2 trillion relief package called the CARES Act, because the government determined eligibility solely on taxable income.

But many of the mega-rich who received the checks came in under the annual income threshold, which was $75,000 per year for singles and $150,000 for couples, thanks largely to business write-offs.

Ira Rennert, who is known as “King of the Hamptons” received a COVID-19 relief check from the federal government despite not needing it.Steven Hirsch

In total, some 270 wealthy taxpayers who collectively disclosed $5.7 billion in income, according to their previous tax return, were able to use such massive tax deductions that they qualified for stimulus checks, according to ProPublica.

Those tax deductions were so great, that all 270 people actually listed negative income for the year, the outlet reported.

The other ultra-wealthy recipients of the checks included Terrence Pegula, worth an estimated $5.7 billion and owner of both the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres.

ProPublica said that the fact that billionaires received stimulus funds that were meant for the middle-class show how ill-equipped the US tax system is to deal with the ultra-wealthy.Shutterstock

Timothy Headington, an oil mogul, real estate developer and executive producer of hit films like “Argo” and “World War Z,” is worth an estimated $1.4 billion but s

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