I think you forgot, on your list, a massively de-regulated banking system which since the 80s has been destabilizing the economy and at times even going as far

I think you forgot, on your list, a massively de-regulated banking system which since the 80s has been destabilizing the economy and at times even going as far as to profit from it's downfall. This has had the effect of removing real wealth from average people and consolidating it into the hands of a few.