US' candidates have nothing to offer have-nots

Of all the Republican and Democrat candidates in the 2016 US presidential race, almost each and every of them claims that he or she will fight for Main Street not Wall Street, despite the fact that big businesses often finance most of the campaigns.

A Gallup poll released last week may well explain why these candidates, in a bid to win votes, are so eager to pledge that they will be the true savior of less-advantaged Americans.

The survey finds that only 58 percent of Americans see themselves as "haves" while 38 percent regard themselves as "have-nots". The percentage of have-nots has more than doubled since 1988, but has been more stable in recent years.