That info you linked dodges around a couple things, potentially more, but these two in particular are illuminating: First: Washington Economic Consensus --And

That info you linked dodges around a couple things, potentially more, but these two in particular are illuminating: First: Washington Economic Consensus --And this is both parties being aligned with and giving priority to the interests of people and corporations of significant means. (more money and more command of resources) Second, and root cause of the first: Money in politics. We allow transactions here that are called bribes in many nations, and that's just getting started. John Oliver did a segment on fundraising some while back. New Congress people brought into a grim room with desks and phones and books of people willing to fund their re-election, given just a few minor commitments To sum up: We have a priority problem, and ordinary people just are not a priority.