> We are in unprecedented territory right now.

We are but we aren't. Regression in equality is unprecedented, but inequality isn't. We fixed the problem of inequality, then subsequently politicians convinced us to let them unfix it, to our own detriment.

We know the solutions, people just don't want to implement them. Money controls media, which tells people what they want. 'Establishment' politicians buy votes with handouts and shiny objects, all the while dismantling the welfare state and passing laws which increase inequality. I guarantee if people voted on every bill that went through Congress, the US would look far, far different...