Income/Wealth inequality or the fundamental divide (class war)

We, the have-nots of the world vastly outnumber the few, the privileged, the leisure class. So why in 'democracies' around the world are there so many poor/miserable people working for survival wages (India, US come to mind) ?  In India of course, the elites institutionalized the caste system ages ago and it has been remarkably successful in keeping the country one of the most unequal around.  In the US, class war is alive and well; it cannot be openly spoken of in the MSM

The neo-liberal shills have figured out a way to subvert even some of the more egalitarian societies with 'free' trade. By moving labor around to the