Deficit spending acts as a hidden tax via inflation. This tax disproportionately harms those without assets while benefiting the small percentage of the population owning assets like stocks and real estate. Therefore, supporting deficit spending is an active choice to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.

To fund deficits, the government prints money, causing inflation that devalues cash and wages. This acts as a hidden tax on the poor and middle class. Meanwhile, the wealthy, who own assets like stocks and real estate that appreciate with inflation, are protected and see their wealth grow, widening the economic divide.

The growing wealth gap, or K-shaped economy, is primarily caused by massive government deficit spending. Printing trillions of dollars inflates the value of assets owned by the wealthy while simultaneously causing inflation that erodes the purchasing power of the working class.

The historic gap between Republican and Democratic pride in America reflects a "K-shaped" economy. A soaring stock market benefits a concentrated few, exacerbating wealth inequality and breaking the social contract. This disconnect between headline market performance and the economic reality for most citizens fuels political division.

The growing wealth gap is a direct function of government fiscal policy. The deficit spending machine systematically converts the gap between tax revenue and spending into asset appreciation. This process steals wealth from the middle class via inflation and transfers it to asset owners, creating the K-shaped economy.

Wealth inequality isn't primarily driven by corporations, but by government deficit spending and central bank money printing. This inflates asset prices, benefiting wealthy asset owners while devaluing the cash and wages of the working and middle classes who don't own assets.

Historically, countries crossing a 130% debt-to-GDP ratio experience revolution or collapse. As the U.S. approaches this threshold (currently 122%), its massive debt forces zero-sum political fights over a shrinking pie, directly fueling the social unrest and polarization seen today.

Public anger is misdirected at the wealthy. The true root of unaffordability is politicians and central banks running massive deficits and printing money to cover them. This devalues currency, functioning as a hidden tax on the poor and middle class while benefiting asset holders, thus fueling inequality and rage.

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.