Simple: the free market is not allowed to reign.
The free market may not be pretty at times but it works all the time. For the betterment of all.
Bingo. We have polluted capitalism with socialistic policies, lowering opportunity for economic mobility.
Minority business ownership and home ownership is way down under Obama. The avenues to building wealth have narrowed and are concentrated in crony spots where govt interfaces with the private sector.
Govt employees are compensated at a rate much higher than private sector workers. Democrats require a permanent underclass of voters, and they have been very successful at building one.
Welcome to the Big Brother economy.