While small businesses cratered and families struggled to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci saw his personal fortune nearly double. The nation’s top infectious disease expert, who championed lockdowns and mandates, wasn’t exactly feeling the pinch himself.
Anthony Fauci's shoddy pro-lockdown advice ruined thousands of businesses and millions of lives. But it worked for him: During the Covid period, Fauci's personal wealth doubled from $7.6 million to $15 million.
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Financial disclosures paint a rosy picture for the Fauci household. Before the pandemic hit in 2019, their net worth stood at a comfortable $7.6 million. By the end of 2021, that figure had ballooned to a whopping $12.6 million – a cool $5 million increase.
So where did all that cash come from? While some tried to pin it on royalties, the real drivers were savvy investments and hefty government paychecks. Fauci himself was pulling down $480,000 a year by 2022 – earning more than the President of the United States. His wife, NIH bioethicist Christine Grady, chipped in her own $239,000 salary. Must be nice.
Even when market dips brought their total down slightly to $11.5 million by the end of 2022, the Fauci family remained firmly in the millionaire’s club, thanks largely to taxpayer dollars and investment gains made while the rest of the country navigated economic turmoil spurred by policies he advocated. It’s a tale of two pandemics: one for the rule-makers, another for everyone else.
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