America's Wealth Distribution, Is it possible to achieve the American dream? Poverty in the U.S.

America's wealth distribution is not good for many poor and middle class citizens. The rich get richer while the poor and middle class struggle along. The top 1% has a good portion of America's wealth.  How many people do you think are at or below poverty? About 46.5 million American's are at or below poverty. This is more people in poverty than in the great depression. The percentage of poverty is 15%. I think it is time to call the recession a depression. Inflation is rising, but minimum wage is not. The middle class and poor are suffering. What happened to the great American dream. The great American dream went down the drains in 2007 and 2008. The gap between the rich and middle class and poor is widening. This is not just. How can Americans pursue their dreams in such an unfair economy? As many poor and middle class children know, the only way to get out of the rat race is education. The only way to save yourself from generational poverty is Education.
Some people say that the poor are lazy and fat. That is true for some, but most people in poverty have been hit by  hard times. Most people who are impoverished are in poverty, because their business failed or they lost their job. Some people say jobs aren't hard to find.  Minimum wage jobs are not hard to find, but you cannot feed your family working minimum wage. Minimum wage is not even enough for one person to live off of. Many skilled and adept workers can't find jobs that pay enough. There are jobs. But they don't pay enough. We must do something about this widening gap. Also the reason poor people tend to get fat and eat less healthy foods, this is because they cannot afford the higher priced healthier food. The middle class also is suffering. We need to open our eyes to the economic issues. We lost the war on poverty, so now we need a new war on poverty. As an American I want everyone to have a shot at the American Dream.
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For more information read the article and watch the videos.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/about/overview/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vttbhl_kDoo&sns=gp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxfLD4GwgB8