I agree that living standards have been raised, but if massive inequality and a corrupt political order has been created in tandem, this is something like the p

I agree that living standards have been raised, but if massive inequality and a corrupt political order has been created in tandem, this is something like the pursuit of short term profits over continued viability. If nothing else, the failure to take action on climate change under this ideology should demonstrate this. If the system is unable to meaningfully address existential threats, any other guarantees it makes about the future ring false. And less abstractly, this of course ignores the emergent downward trends in American lifespans, wages, and job security.