Here is a link to a review of several new books about the rich and the poor and social class in America. It is a thoughtful and informative read. The books themselves probably should be read, but only if one can afford the price of some hard-cover doorstop. The review itself may need to suffice. It didn't tell me anything I didn't already know, but summarized the situation nicely. It certainly held my interest as I ladled out some catfood for my lunch...

"The Rich And Everyone Else" from The New York Review of Books