Why would/should they? The short to medium term economic interests of most of the ruling/capital owning class (higher margins on production, real estate prices

Why would/should they? The short to medium term economic interests of most of the ruling/capital owning class (higher margins on production, real estate prices going up) and the plebs (cheaper products) are both tied to close cooperation. Maybe the long term interests are misaligned but in the prevailing Western capitalist system that has "won", long term costs and incentives are not really imposed on anyone - especially the capital owners/ruling class.