"A long series of cultural, economic and social trends have merged to create this sad state of affairs. Traditional social norms were abandoned, meaning more children are born out of wedlock. Their single parents simply have less time and resources to prepare them for a more competitive world. Working-class jobs were decimated, meaning that many parents are too stressed to have the energy, time or money to devote to their children." This article states the differences between the college-educated and the working-class people of America. Those who are college-educated invest more time and more money for their children than those who are high-school-educated. These results in their children, depending on which class they come from, having a divided opportunities in life.

"...in America, the wealthiest 160,000 families own as much wealth as the poorest 145 million families, and that wealth is about 10 times as unequal as income." A new study shows that the gap in the wealth that different American households have accumulated is more extreme than any at time since the Great Depression. It also states why it's bad and some causes of the inequality.