You are correct, the gap between rich and poor is widening. The simplest answer is because of stagnant wage and job growth, though in my own view globalization, consumer debt, and corporate profiteering are big factors.
Check out Robert Reich on Youtube, he does a lecture on this topic. He was in the Clinton admin and is a professor at UC Berkley, so his views are left-leaning to say the least, but he does know what he's talking about.
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