Replies to post #91159 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[wall_rus]

Why is it that the gap between the rich and the poor has gotten worse over time

'Cause poor people are lazy and rich folks are the most productive members of society....what would all us peons do without them?

Interesting word...."peons".

[n4807g]

Here's one of the better explanations.
http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/DistributionofIncome.html

What is of much greater concern going forward is are we entering a period of prolonged elevated unemployment levels (above 8%), and coincidentally greater disparity in income distribution.

On both counts I suspect the answer is yes.