The Second Gilded Age: Has America Become an Oligarchy?

``Through the 1970s, income for Americans across all social classes rose nearly in lockstep, by an annual average of roughly 3 percent. Starting in the 1980s, however, this trend underwent a fundamental transformation. Granted, the economy continued to grow -- but almost exclusively to the benefit of the country's top earners. The major economic expansion under President Ronald Reagan benefited only a few, and the problem only grew worse under George W. Bush.'' -- Not really news to those reading this site for the past 4 years, but puts it all in context of the OWS movement.