Two-tiered America

65 percent of families lived in middle-income neighborhoods in 1970. In 2007, it is down to 44 percent. The divide "decreases a sense of community".

The gap between rich and poor in college completion — one of the single most important predictors of economic success — has grown by more than 50 percent since the 1990s.


NYT: Middle-Class Areas Shrink as Income Gap Grows