Like this is a genuine question for me. There seems to be some lack of awareness on the part of the people who make decisions that a consumers need to have money to consume with or the whole system siezes like an engine with no grease. The plebes need to be given back some share of profits so they can continue to purchase stuff and keep the whole system from breaking down.
in my experience, policy makers and captains of industry have no clue how any of this shit works. they are extremely blind to the contradictions of capitalism. the guy behind the wheel is racing all the other guys behind their respective wheels to get to the red light first. they are literally all the exact same asshole. they are smug and have swagger because they wear expensive fabrics, have comfortable transportation, know all the big people, and they believe this power and its prestige is synonymous with leadership ability.
one of the most disturbing things i have come to experience IRL is that the higher up you go in institutions, the more insular, inbred, and narrow minded the people are. all they know is chase subsidy, hype financing, massive tax breaks, union bust, money>commodity>money, subscription model, eat hot chip, and lie.
They're all incentivized to bullshit each other too because they'll keep their jobs unless something catastrophic happens or their boss doesn't like them. Any other mistake can be pushed onto middle management or bribed away.