I would agree, but the wealth gap exists here too and it's growing bigger. There are only a handful people who have earn a big percentage of what's earned in total in the country. Sorry, but had to make this clear. I am from Europe.

     Countries with most Billionaires:
     1) USA – 409
     2) China – 317
     3) Russia – 88
     4) Germany – 61
     5) England – 56
     6) India – 53
     7) Switzerland – 41
     8) Brazil – 33
     9) Taiwan – 32
     10) France – 31
     10) Turkey – 31

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Germans_by_net_worth

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_500_reichsten_Deutsch...