Sakura:

The "poor getting poorer" is a myth.

www.census.gov

While obviously the last few months have been bad, as is any economic slowdown, the truthful long-term trend is that the poor are getting richer and the rich are getting richer faster.

In the future, I expect economic growth in industrialized nations to slow, due to higher energy costs, declining population growth and working-aged adults, and increased competition from industrializing nations.

Do you actually read what you quote?? Or just get your info from Rush and then spout off?

Speaking of quotes, from the source YOU made reference to:

"Generally, the long-term trend has been toward increasing income inequality. "

Go back to drinking your faith-based capitalist Kool-aid.