Mark Dolliver: Rise (Numerically) of the Have-Nots

The idea of rigid class division has seldom found an eager audience in this country, though this hasn’t stopped the occasional politician from hoisting a class-war banner. Now, though, amid much talk (and considerable evidence) of rising inequality, a study by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press finds Americans more inclined to see a sharp social divide.

Asked whether the U.S. is split into “haves” and “have-nots,” 48 percent said it is and 48 percent said it isn’t.