PPP loans weren’t the only way rich artists pocketed American taxpayer money during the COVID pandemic. They also used ‘The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program’
Lil Wayne, net worth $170 million, got $8.9 million
“Instead of spending the bulk of this money paying people like sound designers, lighting technicians, technicians. Lil Wayne spent $1,300,000 of that money on private jets. He spent over $460,000 of that money on clothing. $5,300,000 went to managers, administrators, accountants, more than 13 times what he paid his touring employees out of the grant.”
Chris Brown Net Worth $145 million, took out a $10 million , paid himself $5.1 million, then spent another $80,000 on his 33rd birthday party
There was about $14 BILLION spent under this program
You paid for this while the government shut you down and told you that you couldn’t work or operate your business.