Trusters of the state often decry the gap between the rich and the poor and call for socialist policies to cure this allegedly growing gap. Specifically, they demand ever-more taxation and wealth redistribution, along with greater and greater levels of regulation on industry.
But those very policies are the CHIEF REASON why the poor cannot narrow the gap.
Socialism inevitably benefits the rich, and entrenched business interests, while keeping the poor from getting started in business. See the study here.