It's like when people comment "This is why the US doesn't have healthcare" around military or war boasting.

No, the US absolutely can afford to have a gigantic military and massive welfare. That's what being the richest country on earth means

But for some reason we spent the past 50 years insisting that we are better off just letting a few individuals direct that wealth instead of making some choices collectively and democratically.

People might come to their senses when the second gilded age once again leaves a third of us unemployed and parents dying in ditches.