The Daily Populous

The line above the bars shows the ratio of the tax rate of the top 10% relative to the bottom 90%.

So the corporate tax regime has fuelled inequality, which is an important vector for the spread of the coronavirus.

Let’s also use this crisis as an opportunity to reform the tax system in ways that help tackle inequality and reduce corporate concentration. »

— Several protesters outside a North Carolina abortion clinic were arrested Saturday for refusing to comply with the state’s stay-at-home order for the coronavirus, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.

A dozen people among the roughly 50 protesters outside of A Preferred Women’s Health Center of Charlotte were issued citations for violating the emergency order when they refused to disperse as asked by officers, according to a police news release.

Seven people were charged on March 30 with violating Guilford County’s stay-at-home order and resisting a public officer while protesting Monday outside a Greensboro abortion clinic. »

England star Kyle Walker allegedly disregarded the coronavirus lockdown by hosting a sex party with two escorts at his luxury Manchester flat.

Walker issued a grovelling apology on Saturday night but now faces a potential fine and backlash for ignoring social distancing rules.

He had told fans: "Stay indoors, keep washing your hands, keep following the protocols and just protect the NHS. »

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Police said the man objected to the group talking loudly under his windows.

A man in Russia has shot dead five people for talking loudly outside his house late in the evening.

Police said the shooting happened in the village of Yelatma, in the Ryazan region about 200km (124 miles) south-east of Moscow. »