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US policy across multiple administrations has created systemic favoritism, shielding the richest families through tax legislation and trade decisions while simultaneously harming lower-income households with reduced safety nets and higher consumer prices.
This intentional policy bias is the true cause of America’s deepening inequality, which has resulted in over four million citizens living in extreme poverty, a population that has tripled over the last 35 years.
The stark result of this political choice is an income distribution where the poorest 10% of Americans receive just 1.8% of the national income, a statistic that ranks them worse than low-income earners in many developing countries, including China.