There's no incentive to change the status quo. The people who profit off of said policies are the ones who influence politicians and policy makers to keep them

There's no incentive to change the status quo. The people who profit off of said policies are the ones who influence politicians and policy makers to keep them in place. The system is very much rigged so that the ultra rich can continue to accumulate obscene wealth while keeping wages low despite increasing global inflation. Bezos especially is guilty of this