W. Kamau Bell: Few things say 'the US economy is broken' more than this

While we're in a global pandemic -- with nearly 600,000 Americans dead, millions of lost jobs and the population of unhoused people higher for the fourth year in a row -- billionaires have watched their net worth increase. How do we call the US a civilized society when the people at the top of the economy are doing better and better, while the people at the bottom are doing worse?

These are the kind of jobs that usually aren't hard to fill ... or at least the kind of jobs that people have no other choice but to take. I'm talking about fast-food gigs, and the entry-level positions that traditionally can fill quickly with just a "Help Wanted" sign. But right now, so few people seem interested in these types of roles that IHOP hosted a "National Recruiting Day" in many locations, and Taco Bell made it easier for applicants to interview from their car. A McDonald's in Florida is said to have even offered people $50 -- not as a "hiring bonus," but just to show up for the interview.