Our cost of living is insane, and there's absolutely no political will (mostly because neoliberal politics is unwilling to actually reign in the corporate hyperobject) to fix it.
Our grocery stores are run by robber barons. Our zoning policies are beholden to NIMBYs and single-family-home builders.
Our phone and internet costs are the highest in the world.
We have some of the highest household debt in the world.
Our entire society is beholden to vested interests, and it shows.