If you look at the overall trends, economic mobility is decreasing for most Americans.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pewtrusts.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;research-and-analysis&#x2F;reports&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;economic-mobility-in-the-united-states" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pewtrusts.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;research-and-analysis&#x2F;reports&#x2F;20...</a><p>Calling the US a &#x27;feudal&#x27; state is obviously hyperbolic, but it&#x27;s most definitely a classist society.