(#4532) Why does profit for some outweigh the safety of most?

      I have always appreciated the value of capitalism but not this type of capitalism. The dynamic between capitalism and labor should be on an equal footing so that all within any venture can become enriched through innovation and merit. Yet what we have is capitalism so overly weighed against labor as to nullify labor as a fair partner. We also have capital on a higher footing by itself when it comes to safety and not causing harm. I can only assume that the greed that is inherent within capitalism is driving many too many of us to disregard fairness, safety and equity as principles for living.
     As long as they have theirs the wealthy don't care about the principle of cause and effect. Look at the current crop of ultra billionaires. They, the 1%, a handful of people and corporations, have 15 times more wealth than the bottom 50% of us, https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/10/08/top-1-of-us-households-hold-15-times-more-wealth-than-bottom-50-combined/?sh=2477c8695179. The end of our society in a capitalistic one is the uneven balance of wealth at the top compared with the bottom. When the wealthy can fly around in space as entertainment while the many of us cannot get clean drinking water or afford decent meals to eat the evidence is clear that we are near or at that point where our society is diseased and not functioning healthily.
     This is because the wealthy are now in control of the levers of power within our democracy. You and I cannot run for elected office without having a boatload of money to finance our attempt. Thus big money wants our allegiance if we are to partner up with them, perpetuating the wealthy as in control of our democracy. The republican party is the most corrupt when compiling the evidence but neither are democrats completely innocent. There has to be election reform in our nation at the national level and when we have removed big money from the equation is when we will have a democracy that is actually represented by the many of us and not just the wealthy.