I just think you're grasping at straws. I've listed this many and can lsit more that completely disagree with you. For some reason there seems to be resistence to dealing with problems, or even acknowleging them.
In the United States, the richest 10 percent earn an average of $93,000 — the highest level in the OECD. The poorest 10 percent earn an average of $5,800 — about 20 percent lower than the OECD average.
Gap growing between rich and poor - Business - World business - msnbc.com
In a 20-year study of its member countries, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said wealthy households are not only widening the gap with the poor, but in countries such as the U.S., Canada and Germany they are also leaving middle-income earners further behind, with potentially ominous consequences if the global financial crisis sparks a long recession.
Gap Between Rich And Poor Growing - CBS News
The research, based on newly released figures from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, shows that the top 1% of Americans - who earn an average of $862,000 each after tax (or $1.3m before tax) - receive more money than the 110m Americans in the bottom 40% of the income distribution, whose income averages $21,350 each year.
BBC NEWS | Business | US inequality gap widens
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Conclusion: Variations between states in the inequality of income were associated with increased mortality from several causes. The size of the gap between the wealthy and less well off—as distinct from the absolute standard of living enjoyed by the poor—seems to matter in its own right. The findings suggest that policies that deal with the growing inequities in income distribution may have an important impact on the health of the population.
Income distribution and mortality: cross sectional ecological study of the Robin Hood index in the United States -- Kennedy et al. 312 (7037): 1004 -- bmj.com