The income gap isn’t the only problem in this case. Once again, the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) gap appears to be much to blame for America falling behind and losing our ability to remain competitive internationally in manufacturing. With all the austerity measures being proposed to resolve our national debt, hijacking education would be just another step in gutting the value of our American society.

The "income gap," as it were in this case, really is the only problem. Right now, there's a marked difference between what people are willing to pay and what people are willing to work for. That will sort itself out in time, and would sort itself out in private if manufacturing wasn't such a politically convenient football.