Yeah, they may be simplistic questions but thay are very relevant questions.
I agree. There is no reason what so ever that the world's most wealthy nation in the history of mankind cannot provide the bare nesessities to its people.
Unfortunately, it comes down to a buch of folks who happened to be lucky enough to be born into the ruling class who feel terribly threatened by the working class and lower class that they expend much of their time, energy and resources keeping the working and poor classes down. They have a complete menu of choices from which to choose; Divide and counquer, racism, war, laboe busting, money, money and money to buy whatever, whomever they need to perpetuate the cycle. They are all well trained in as they grow up in their prep schjools and fraternities (with the secret handshakes...) and the like so it is second nature when it's their turn to play Boss Hog....
Meanwhile, the working class work harder and longer (al la, the horses in "Animal Farm") to get by and end up dropping dead on Boss Hog's assemble line.........
And now Boss Hog has his little immoral, anti-human, anti-earth war going on being fought and paid for by the working class and is going to use that old end around ("Supoort the Troops") one more time to keep the *subject class* "divided and conquered" while slapping congratulatory backs of his or her fellow ruling class chums...
So forget any crums coming the way of the working or porr class. These folks are too busy lining their pockets...
Yeah, one day they will get it... and they'll find that they got it one day too late.....