How the American dream turned into greed and inequality

Policymakers have largely ignored the growing gap between the rich and poor. Capitalism has failed at redistributing wealth. The American system couldsoon reach a breaking point. The American Dream is broken. Paul Ryan, speaker of the House of Representatives, recentlystatedthat "in our country, the condition of your birth does not determine the outcome of your life." Yet the idea that every American has an equal opportunity to move up in life is false. Social mobility has declined over the past...