This is a very important issue, I grew up in a lower-middle class family and we always tried hard to get ahead.
The struggle, has been amplified in the last 10 years, especially for me.
I would like to recommend an activist to all of you, he has put together a "Crash Course" web video
that is free to watch, and it takes over an hour to watch the whole series, but the information is very
well put together and if anything, it makes you wonder if there is any semblance of sanity to what is going on
with our globalized world.
http://www.chrismartenson.com - Click on Crash Course.
By the way this is my second post and I am happy to be a new member here, looking forward to some interesting debate.