ManusJustus on 13 September 2009
The GINI Index for America has continually increased for the past few decades. That means the richa are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/incineq/p60204/fig2.gif
Its true that the poor in 2008 are better off than the poor in 1958, but that is no better an observation than saying the poor in 2008 are better off than the poor in 1058. Such things are relative, and people who would be happy in 1958 would be unhappy in 2008 with the same way of life.
