The widening wealth gap in the United States is not an unintended consequence of market forces but a deliberate outcome of policy decisions. Data consistently shows that tax laws, labor regulations, and monetary policy have systematically favored capital over labor, concentrating wealth at the top while stifling wage growth for the majority. Despite overwhelming evidence and expert consensus on the mechanisms driving inequality, public discourse often frames this disparity as an unfortunate byproduct of globalization or technological change, rather than acknowledging the political choices that have enabled it. This failure to confront the reality that wealth inequality is a result of design, not fate, prevents meaningful discourse around potential solutions and perpetuates a cycle of economic disenfranchisement. The refusal to name this intentional alignment of interests allows those in power to maintain the status quo while obscuring the underlying structural forces at play.