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THE SHRINKING MIDDLE CLASS I 47

What the diagram shows isthat the rich are getting richer, and everyone
else is getting poorer, even though many people are making more money.
Unfortunately, the United States is not the only country heading in this
direction. Many world economies are becoming two-class societies: the rich
and the poor ... classesor masses.
The April 16, 2006, Sunday edition ofThe New lOrk Times ran a front-
page article with the headline:

"Revival in Japan Brings Widening ofEconomic Gap"

The second paragraph ofthe article states:

"Today, in a country whose view ofitself was once captured in the
slogan, '100 million, all-middle class society,' catchphrases harshly
sort people into 'winners' and 'losers: and describeJapan asa 'society
ofwidening disparities.'''

Inother words, the middle classis being wiped out. Today inJapan,you
areeither rich or poor, a financial winner or a financial loser.The same thing
ishappening in America and in many European countries.

The Price OfA Low Financial IQ

In my conversations with Donald Trump, we agreed that we cannot
solve today's complex financial challenges with yesterday's financial
intelligence. Ifwe as a nation attempt to solve Social Security and Medicare
bygivingpeople more entitlement payouts, the golden goose will be cooked
and eaten, and there will be no more golden eggs.
The reason why we write, speak and create educational games and other
products is because we want people to become rich and solve their own
financial problems rather than expect others to solve their problems for
them. We both agreed that by giving people money, we only made the
problem bigger, harder to solve and more dangerous.
Simply said, America is on its way to becoming a well-educated nation
of rich people and poor people. The middle class is becoming extinct. The
problem is our nation is filled with people like my poor dad - a good man,