Enabled, I would say at a more fundamental level, by an erosion of the middle class. Note the election rhetoric for several iterations now has focused on promi

Enabled, I would say at a more fundamental level, by an erosion of the middle class. Note the election rhetoric for several iterations now has focused on promising improvements in prosperity for the common man. Nothing new of course, but the subsequent inaction and worsening of the situation by the time the next election cycle rolls around just leads to the rhetoric intensifying and a populace increasingly willing to elect whomever makes the most outlandish promises.