Which anyone who has taken and understands undergraduate Macroeconomics knows. Granted, the "understands" clause might eliminate a lot of the titans of business, because understanding is a matter or perspective.

Anyone who can do basic math understood that Reagan's tax cuts and union crushing were going to lead inexorably to where we are today unless reversed.

And there's the rub. Your last line about our "shared economic future" assumes that the 1% see us as having a shared future. The ultra-wealthy don't give a fuck about reversing the trends that restarted in the 80s after a 50+ year hiatus. They know that they will NEVER share an economic future with those 12 million at the bottom.