Perhaps the rich could pledge a part of their wealth to provide relief to those who urgently need it The India office of YouGov had published a report stating that urban India was of the view that the covid crisis in the country was getting worse rather than better, and that more than 70% of those surveyed were worried about the impact it would have on society and their individual finances.
This is sobering. Of course, the survey was based on a sample of only 1,066 people polled between 6 May and 14 May. The same organisation had reported at the end of March, based on a poll conducted late that month, that urban India’s middle- and upper-income classes overwhelmingly supported the lockdown.