Built to Fail: How the American Economy Was Engineered for Breakdown

🏛️ THE K-SHAPED DECEPTION: TWO AMERICAS IN ONE BROKEN SYSTEM The “K-shaped economy” has become the defining symbol of post-2020 America—an economic fork in the road where the wealthy launched into orbit while the working class drowned in inflation and debt. This is no accident. It’s the endgame of 50 years of financialization, where actual productivity was sacrificed for speculative gain. Top 10% net worth? Surging. Bottom 90% net disposable income? Eroded. Real wages? Flat or falling, despite inflation. Assets? Gobbled up by corporate landlords and hedge funds. The pandemic wasn’t just a health crisis—it was a wealth transfer event. The result? Meanwhile, billionaires aggressively doubled their fortunes during lockdowns as millions of Americans missed rent, drained their savings, and…