美国富人与其他所有人之间的贫富差距超过以往任何时候,而在欧洲的大部分国家,这种差距也越来越大。为什么会这样?在硅谷,穷人与超级富豪两者之间的差距——确切地说,是一条裂缝——很难被忽略。一个繁忙的早晨,在帕洛阿尔托市中心,也就是如今繁荣的科技中心,很显眼,无家可归的人和他们微薄的 The wealth gap between the rich and the rest of the United States is more than ever before, and in most of Europe it is widening. Why is this? In Silicon Valley, the gap between the poor and the super-rich - and, to be precise, a crack - can hardly be overlooked. A busy morning in downtown Palo Alto, now the thriving science center, is conspicuous for homeless people and their meager