I don’t know how to put it simpler than this:

FDR and his progressive Democratic Congress passed tax laws so corporate profits would have to be split with the employees of a corporation.

Reagan and his Republican and neo-liberal Democratic Congress passed tax laws so CEOs and stockholders could walk away with all the profits and so the incentive was to pay American workers as little as possible.

This is why and how America lost its middle class over the last 40 years.

The problem is systemic and invasive. Our kids have so much to overcome, and they have to do it without the education and disposable income they need to travel beyond the prejudice and hate endemic to twenty-first century Americans.

What I see is how well the two parties have sold the concept that they alone can fix it for us. What the people want is to not be bothered. Less than half the eligible voters participate in our election process. That’s not a good thing when we have a representative form of government. Add to that the facts that one of the parties is actively suppressing voters they think will not support them, and the stranglehold the parties have put on the candidate selection process and we have a formula destined to deny representation to the taxpayers. Sound familiar?

Our founding fathers actually intended for us to send our best and brightest to represent us in our government.
When you look at who has gained control of the selection process, it becomes obvious how the parties manipulations have corrupted the intent of the election in favor of a process for gaining money and power for themselves.
The end result is morally deficient, bribable minions, rather than the representatives of the people our votes should ensure.