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Gapbetweentherichandpoor Withtherapiddevelopmentoftheeconomyandsociety,thelivinglevelisbecomingbetterandbetter.However,thedifferencesbetweentherichandpooraretendingtohuger.Youcanseeshoppingmallsfullofdesignergoodsrightnextdoortotheslamareaswithoutproperwaterandelectricitysupplies.Sadly,thesituationdoesnotbeenchangedsincethis.Sothegapbetweentherichandpoorhasoneofthemostimportantinternationalissuesinthe21century. NotonlyinthedevelopingcountriesbutalsoindevelopedcountriessuchasAmerica,thegovernmentstarttopaymoreattentiontoit.Overtwodecades,theincomegaphassteadilyincreasedbetweentherichestAmericans,whoownhomesandstocksandgotbigtaxbreaks,andthoseatthemiddleandbottomofthepayscale,whosepaychecksbuyless. Thegrowingdisparityisevenmorepronouncedinthisrecoveringeconomy.Wagesarestagnant,andthemiddleclassisshoulderingalargertaxburden.Pricesforhealthcare,housing,tuition,gasandfoodhavesoared.Thewealthiest20percentofhouseholdsin1973accountedfor44percentoftotalU.S.income,accordingtotheCensusBuruau.Theirsharejumpedto50percentin2002,whileeveryoneelse'sfell.Forthebottomfifth,thesharedroppedfrom4.2percentto3.5percent. Jobsandtheeconomytopthelistofvoterconcernsthiselectionyear.PresidentBushtoutsastrongeconomythatisgrowing,butpollsfindthatAmericanshavedoubtsandthinkjobsarescarce.HisDemocraticchallenger,Sen.JohnKerry,istrustedmoreontheeconomy.Democratstalkregularlyof"twoAmericas,"dividedbetweentherichandeveryoneelse.Thatargumenthasmerit,someprivateeconomistssay.Forthoseworkinginthebottomhalfofthepayscale,they'reunderanenormousamountofpressure,"saidMarkZandi,chiefeconomistatEconomy.com.NewgovernmentdataalsoshowthatBush'staxcutshaveshiftedtheoveralltaxburdentothemiddleclassfromthewealthiestAwericans. ThereisagreatgapbetweentherichandthepoorinChina. Whilechinacontinuetoamazetheoutsideworldwithitsstoriesofrapideconomicgrowth,thecountry'sGiniCo-efficient-astandardmeasureofincomeinequalityhasexceedthe0.40thresholdviewedasdangerlevel.Althoughchinahasliftedhundredsofmillionsofpeopleoutofabsolute