Is social inequality necessary? Do we need the haves and have nots?

There will always be the label "haves and have nots" applied to different socio-economic groups. The question is how do we close the gap between the two. As long as education is looked at as an expense rather than an investment the gap won't close. As long as large corporations such as Wal-mart exploit and marginalize their employees to make obscene profits for their share holders the gap will continue to widen. Only citizens can change these priorities. By becoming active in changing government leadership to those who are willing to fight for the have nots we can narrow the gap.