Two Americas: Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Left Behind

The Divide

• Wealthy: Enjoying record profits and soaring stock prices.
• Millions of Americans: Struggling to make ends meet.

Holiday Season 2025

• Online Sales: $11.8 billion on Black Friday.
• Holiday Gifts:
• Average price increased by 26%.
• 41% of consumers bought fewer presents.
• Poverty in New York: 1 in 4 people, double the national average.

K-Shaped Recovery

• Wealthy: Wealth is growing.
• Working Class: Struggling.

Tax Cuts and Social Services

• Big and Beautiful Act: Tax cuts for corporations and the rich.
• Funding Reduction: Social services that millions rely on.

Health and Food

• Health Insurance: Millions losing coverage due to expired Affordable Care Act tax credits.
• Food Stamps: Cuts making it harder for low-income households to afford food.

Tariffs

• Average Household Cost: $2,400 more each year.

Big Companies and Job Market

• Big Companies: Creating 90,000 jobs in November and December 2025.
• Small Businesses: Laying off 120,000 workers.
• Job Deserts: Many communities affected.

Wealth Gap

• Asset Owners: Wealth growing.
• Wage Reliant: Purchasing power shrinking.

Conclusion

• 2026: Deepening economic rift.
• System: Benefiting fewer and fewer people.
• Gap: Between the rich and the poor is growing wider.