The author fails to realize what his fellow citizens have long known, that by and large they are getting screwed by government, not by evil capitalists.
And those folks today who are "heading across campus" are heading to the “School of Gevernment” or whatever it’s called campus to campus to prepare for what they hope will be a lifetime ride on the gravy train.
Yes. They’ve set up and run schools of government, schools of education, schools of journalism - their mission and purpose is to train socialist activists.