Your caveat is key in my opinion. The amount of wealth in America is inarguably larger than ever before, but many aren't benefiting from it. The real problem is

Your caveat is key in my opinion. The amount of wealth in America is inarguably larger than ever before, but many aren't benefiting from it. The real problem is wealth inequality. So the question is: what can we do to redistribute wealth in our political climate without a revolution? UBI would never pass here, but protectionism MIGHT works as a band-aid.