Another Reason to Tax the Rich

An 18 carat gold, diamond-encrusted mask. Courtesy of Yvel.

A Shanghai billionaire art collector is commissioning a $1.5 M diamond-studded face mask. Meanwhile people who have lost their jobs due to Covid-19 are hanging on by the skin of their teeth.

'The mask, which is currently being worked on by 25 Yvel jewelers in Israel, is constructed from 250 grams of 18-carat gold, boasts 3,600 black and white diamonds, and features an N99 filter."

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