New data from the U.S. Census Bureau confirms what many Garden State residents figured out a long time ago: The rich keep getting richer, and everybody else is struggling more and more to keep their heads above water.
Income inequality has gradually worsened over the past several years, but the trend doesn't only hurt those at the bottom end. The nation's overall economy suffers as well.
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. continue to try and pull the nation back from the fiscal cliff, but no deal is in place. If tax cuts expire Americans will be paying more and that's especially bad news for New Jersey residents struggling to get by.