I do not agree with the premise that it is the governments fault for what ails the government. We, and the media keeps blaming elected officials for the decline of the middle class.  It is not the elected officials, it is " wall street"  and how it is more important to pay dividends than to reinvest in its workforce and cap ex. prime example Chevron just announced a $75 billion buy back of its stock. Mike Wirth at the WPC on 12/7/21 in an interview with Brien Sullivan [ which by the way was 15 minutes long but they only show 5 minutes on you tube ] stated that his co. was going to " not drill many wells next year " he liked oil at $65 and expected it to go to $100. Of corse it would if you know at the time we are coming out of the pandemic and demand would be high but supply would be low because they where not planing on drilling much, a self for filling  predicament no. Drill less profits up. Know in the being of 23 he is buying back $75 billion in stock because he new demand would be high and they where not going to drill much. They still have not produced as much oil as they did in 19 they where at 12.9 million barrels that year, a record.If you look at the U.S field production chart the oil co. pumped more oil per month in 19 than they have in 22.  Mind stets like that are what made co. go to China not the government it is all about greed plain and simple. Corporations killed the middle and have been blaming the government and you just keep playing that tune for them.

I do not agree with the premise that it is the governments fault for what ails the government. We, and the media keeps blaming elected officials for the decline of the middle class.  It is not the elected officials, it is " wall street"  and how it is more important to pay dividends than to reinvest in its workforce and cap ex. prime example Chevron just announced a $75 billion buy back of its stock. Mike Wirth at the WPC on 12/7/21 in an interview with Brien Sullivan [ which by the way was 15 minutes long but they only show 5 minutes on you tube ] stated that his co. was going to " not drill many wells next year " he liked oil at $65 and expected it to go to $100. Of corse it would if you know at the time we are coming out of the pandemic and demand would be high but supply would be low because they where not planing on drilling much, a self for filling  predicament no. Drill less profits up. Know in the being of 23 he is buying back $75 billion in stock because he new demand would be high and they where not going to drill much. They still have not produced as much oil as they did in 19 they where at 12.9 million barrels that year, a record.If you look at the U.S field production chart the oil co. pumped more oil per month in 19 than they have in 22.  Mind stets like that are what made co. go to China not the government it is all about greed plain and simple. Corporations killed the middle and have been blaming the government and you just keep playing that tune for them.

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