Meanwhile, nearly 200,000 have died from the virus, with a total of 6.6 million infected. Clearly, the priorities of elected officials in Washington, DC are completely upside down. Over the same period, more than 197,000 Americans have died from coronavirus and more than 50m Americans have lost their jobs. It comes during a period of historic economic and physical suffering for most Americans. Over 50 million Americans lost jobs in the pandemic, with nearly 14 million still unemployed.
employed people are being shafted  in breaking the law
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(z0 / shaft-00
    :purpose (z1 / break-18
                 :ARG0 (z2 / person
                           :ARG1-of (z3 / employ-01))
                 :ARG1 (z4 / law))
    :ARG1 z2)
employed people are being shafted in breaking the law
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z0 :ARG1 z2
z0 :purpose z1
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