Reality vs Perception

I think that most of us spend our lives denying the unpleasant realities of life.  In many ways that's a useful way to live.  It lets us get through the day even when a large part of the world lives with poverty and carnage.  We wonder what could we do to change things and when the solutions aren't apparent or easy we let our minds take the easy path and adjust the perception to make it easier to live with.  Most of us know that the rich get richer as the poor get ... well you know.  What we don't let ourselves know is just how far apart the rich and poor are.

Take a look at this video and then let's talk about what these kinds of differences mean for all of us.

Here is the latest data from The Pew center:  http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/04/23/  Just a hint, it's not getting better.