The answer is obvious, the people that do the work are the only one's adding value, the only one's actually making any money. They just don't get to keep it as they do no own the means of production.

People don't like to think about politics and class. They don't want to get active and protest. It's hard work. Demonstrations are gruelling. Volunteering in a union or a picket line is exhausting. It's the class struggle. That's why. And I don't blame them if they're tired and pessimistic.

I disagree with George Monbiot on some things. There is no such thing as wealth creators. The rich get rich by absorbing the profits created by their workforce. Jeff Bezos et al. The wealth creators are the working class.

What is the alternative?

Because the rich control the dialogue. The pay off the poor and politicians alike. There are no realistic challenges to keep them in check.

Even Trump’s tariffs are laughable at best as any attempt to “tax” production and profits will be passed on to the consumer.

You can thank Reaganomics for all deregulation.

My first real job paid very well. All my peers had cottages and boats and what not. I never reached those height because I got in the game to late, tons of mergers and acquisitions later then everything was blamed on the recession of the 90s. I think I would be paid less today if I had continued in that field. Although technically I am considered a baby boomer, I will venture to say that it is that generation that has raped capitalism.