Why though? Don’t they want a huge population of desperate workers that keep fueling their profits and keeping their well-manicured hands from doing any real work?

Did you not see the rich's reaction to Kelly Osbourne's tactless 'who will clean our toilets?' statement?

If anything the last 40 years has taught me that the ultra wealthy have zero understanding of planning for a world beyond the next quarterly report.

The reason 'why' is mostly petty af, they consider us unsightly and are annoyed that our brightest are out-competing their trust fund crotchfruit in prestigious education, and are fully aware of the coming economic collapse and want as few as possible rioters banging on the doors of their ultra lux survival compounds.

I dunno, I wonder sometimes if we apply Hanlon’s Razor an

No, all you need to do is talk to them about it without them knowing that you are poor. They will tell you with their own mouths.

Class warfare has existed since before writing, and it exists wherever the wealthy are allowed to take power.