Rather, it is more the result of changing rules of competition and the transformation of our economy from being industrially to informationally driven. True, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, but more to the point, the skilled are getting richer and the unskilled are getting poorer. The global economy is paying a premium for expertise, knowledge, and talent. It is discounting the lack of such skills. The solution is therefore not to redistribute the wealth, but to improve the skill level of the American worker to become more competitive.
Education is the best hope to restore the economic vitality of the middle class.