■ The Big Idea
America’s gulf between the rich and poor has grown wider than ever. The disparity between the income of men and women, white and black is still evident, while the number of self-made millionaires has grown along with the number of individuals who take home $100,000 a year. Indeed, there are more millionaires, but there are also more neglected children, more single mothers, and more citizens in prison. The founding fathers of the United States Constitution outlined how the nation would grow with an economy that would acknowledge “diversity in the faculties of men” and such has occurred in the years that followed the statements of James Madison and Alexander Hamilton. Here are the facts about who has the money in the world’s most powerful nation.