the reality is that the poor stay poor and the rich now dominate That's just not accurate at all. You can still go to college and "make it" into middle class A

the reality is that the poor stay poor and the rich now dominate That's just not accurate at all. You can still go to college and "make it" into middle class America, even if you come from a poor background. You can also go the entrepreneurial route and make it into rich America. resulting in a government that is increasingly dominant and intrusive. That is the case, but it results from cultural philosophy, not from "the rich dominating".