It is clear that all over the western world, particularly in the last 20 years, those at the top of the income ladder have done much better than those in the middle or at the bottom. While the rich got richer, the poor did not get poorer, but the gap between rich and poor expanded significantly.
在美国，随着金融行业的腾飞，制造基础收缩非常严重。在整个西方世界，特别是在最近20年，处在收入阶梯顶端的人比处在中间或底层的人要好得多，这一点是非常明显的。在富人越来越富的同时，穷人并没有越来越穷，但富人和穷人之间的差距却越拉越大。