Why Do The Rich Own So Much?

After this week in class I couldn't believe how the rich in the United States control so much while the rest of us control next to nothing. One comparison we learned about was that the average wealth of an American is 13 feet high but the richest of the rich have over 20,000 feet. To me this isn't fair to the rest of us considering the top 1% control over 1/3 of our nations wealth. I believe that somehow our wealth needs to be spread more equally and evenly throughout our citizens. We are a culture that likes to believe that we don't have a class system when in reality we do. Living in the area we do most of the kids at our school are in the upper half or the income chart but at the same time they are closer to the bottom than they are to the top. That just goes to show once again the rich are head and shoulders above even people considered in the upper class.