Cardi B Agrees with Stonebwoy, says Government’s Using COVID-19 Tests to Make Money
Cardi B Shares How Much She Pays for COVID Tests, Calls It a ‘New Business’
Cardi B took to Twitter on Tuesday, where she astutely pointed out that while COVID-19 has decimated the country's economy, some people are getting rich off the crisis.
"I get Covid tested bout 4 times a week," she wrote. "My glam and management gotta get tested as well. Every time we get tested is about 250$ each. This is seriously a new business."
I get Covid tested bout 4 times a week. My glam and management gotta get tested as well. Everytime we get tested is about 250$ each.This is seriously a new business ????????♀️
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 26, 2021
She explained that testing becomes expensive when it's done privately in one's own home.
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It’s free when you go to the doctors and shit but when it’s for work and you gotta have people test you at your home is not . https://t.co/8QOzW9th6u
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 26, 2021
Cardi pointed out that her tweets were meant as a swipe at capitalism, and questioned whether Covid becoming a business was "part of the plan," though she didn't specify whose plan.
Well this tweet is not about complaining is about CAPITALISM!How Covid is becoming a business and if this was part of the plan???? .How ya getting mad at me because it’s a requirement to get tested ?Just to shoot a commercial even the janitors must get tested twice https://t.co/nUfS7WrQiF
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 26, 2021
"Well this tweet is not about complaining is about CAPITALISM! How Covid is becoming a business and if this was part of the plan," she said in reply to a fan. "How ya getting mad at me because it’s a requirement to get tested?Just to shoot a commercial even the janitors must get tested twice."
Despite her reservations, Cardi complies with coronavirus regulations and requirements. In fact, she previously revealed that $100,000 of the $1 million budget for "WAP" was spent on COVID testing.