Nailed it. That's the basic cycle I see: companies (people who run companies) do things which benefit them financially, citizens get upset at the inequality and

Nailed it. That's the basic cycle I see: companies (people who run companies) do things which benefit them financially, citizens get upset at the inequality and demand change, politicians promise this change on the surface, then get into office and take actions which mainly benefit the wealthy + powerful. Repeat. Neither US political party is attempting to disrupt this system, it's just "spend money helping poorer people" or "spend money helping richer people". Red team does this through huge tax incentives for companies and individuals despite the growing national debt. There's no longer an actual conservative, small-government party in the US.