[Southack]

"It's no secret that the U.S. has been on a rich-get-richer, poor-get-poorer track for several years."

The poor get poorer?!

What nonsense!

Who wants to assert that the "poor" today physically earn **less** than the poor of "several years" ago?

The "Poverty Level" today is around $14,000 per year for an average household. That's more than the middle-class average income in the 1950's.

The poor get "poorer"?!

I think not.

[lelio]

The "Poverty Level" today is around $14,000 per year for an average household. That's more than the middle-class average income in the 1950's.

Inflation? How much credit card debt does that person have? Do their own their home or do they rent? Do they ever take a vacation? How many hours a week do they work? Do both members of the household work, compared to just the husband in the 50's?
Its not easy to compare just based on income.

[sarcasm]

The "Poverty Level" today is around $14,000 per year for an average household. That's more than the middle-class average income in the 1950's

Have you forgotten about inflation?