Is there a gap between the rich and poor?

For my essay three, I decided to argue that the rich are just becoming richer and the poor aren't having any progression for success. I don't think this is just a coincidence. I feel as if the rich are always being treated special; for example, I have watched a show before where a singer goes to a very fancy store and the store manager lets her get things without paying for it because he likes her music. To some people that may seem "okay" but to me I feel like that is just making them more richer. On the other hand, if a poor women with the same skills goes to that same store, she wouldn't be able get anything for free. We need to be helping out the poor, not giving the rich more opportunities to stay rich. Some will argue that the rich work hard to get their money, but a large percentage of the homeless people are ex war vets. They fought for our country and they don't even have a chance to rent a home because to live in our society is really expensive. If the rich continue to get richer, I think that even the middle class will one day be let behind. The rich are so rich that I feel like the middle class are now becoming more poorer than we realize.