.Gov has pushed for asset inflation instead of the idea of wage increases; even now .gov says wages ran up too high. Asset inflation allowed for the outsourcing of the American workforce, global wage arbitrage, massive legal/illegal immigration. People thought they were doing better, but it's just via the increase in government spending.
Voting doesn’t matter anymore. The deep state just steals whatever elections they need to in order to further their agenda. There is no way this country is more liberal than conservative. Things are only going to get worse until the voting system is cleaned up.