Widespread economic fear from debt and inflation creates a national 'fight or flight' mode. This anxiety is emotionally taxing, so people convert it to anger. Politicians exploit this by providing specific targets for that anger, mobilizing a populist base.

The primary driver of wealth inequality isn't income, but asset ownership. Government money printing to cover deficit spending inflates asset prices. This forces those who understand finance to buy assets, which then appreciate, widening the gap between them and those who don't own assets.

Extreme wealth creates a dangerous societal rift not just through inequality, but by allowing the ultra-rich to opt out of public systems. They have their own concierge healthcare, private transportation, and elite schools, making them immune to and ignorant of the struggles faced by the other 99.9%, which fuels populist anger.

Companies like Google were so cash-rich they didn't need Wall Street or other powerful trading partners. This financial independence meant that when they faced political threats, they lacked a coalition of powerful allies whose own financial interests were tied to their survival, making them politically vulnerable.

Policies designed to suppress market volatility create a fragile stability. The underlying risk doesn't disappear; it transmutes into social and political polarization, driven by wealth inequality. This social unrest is a leading indicator of future market instability.

The modern economic structure is morally flawed. It pushes people from housing, the only asset they understand, into the stock market, then erodes their wealth via inflation. This act of "stealing" from citizens through monetary policy creates the economic insecurity that fuels populism.

Government money printing disproportionately benefits asset owners, creating massive wealth inequality. The resulting economic insecurity fuels populism, where voters demand more spending and tax cuts, accelerating the nation's journey towards bankruptcy in a feedback loop.

Historically, what tears societies apart is not economic depression itself but runaway wealth inequality. A major bubble bursting would dramatically widen the gap between asset holders and everyone else, fueling the populist anger and political violence that directly leads to civil unrest.

As governments print money, asset values rise while wages stagnate, dramatically increasing wealth inequality. This economic divergence is the primary source of the bitterness, anxiety, and societal infighting that manifests as extreme political polarization. The problem is economic at its core.