Apparently the recession changed my political views

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ManusJustus said:

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.

The United States didn't exist in 1058, so you're going to have to use a different time period. I'm sure there are poor people who are just as worse off now as their ancestors were in 1058, but not in the U.S. (for obvious reasons).