The growing gap between the rich and the poor is driven by multiple interconnected factors, including technological advancements, globalization, policy decisions, and educational disparities. Technological progress and automation disproportionately benefit those with higher skills and capital, leading to increased earnings for the wealthy while reducing opportunities for lower-skilled workers. Globalization allows companies to outsource labor to cheaper markets, suppressing wages in developed countries. Policy decisions, such as tax cuts for the wealthy and reduced social spending, exacerbate income inequality by favoring capital over labor. Additionally, access to quality education remains uneven, limiting social mobility for the poor and perpetuating cycles of poverty. Together, these factors create a reinforcing cycle where wealth concentrates among the affluent, widening the economic divide over time.