Civilized Personal Discussion: If you wonder why the gap between the very rich and the middle class has grown...

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If you wonder why the gap between the very rich and the middle class has grown...

Posted by TEXRA on January 13, 2026, 2:14 pm

...just look at the difference in inflation rates and the Dow Jones index for the past 40 years. Due to difficulty in data this is from 1980 to 2024. The difference is even higher now.

Inflation 1980 to 2024 380 percent rounded.
DJIA growth 1980 to 2024 4600 percent.

There may have never been a greater time to grow wealth. It is simply that the average inflation is around 3% and the growth in the DJIA is close to 9.5%.