It would be an over-simplification to say that American elites of both major parties do not give a rat's butt about the average American's life or well-being, but not much of an over-simplification.
Basically, your leaders are beholden to super-rich billionaires and large corporations, both of which are drunk on asinine political and economic ideologies that absolve them of taking any meaningful social responsibility. So long as Wall Street is doing well, almost no one among the elites cares what happens to you.
The post-World War II social contract that brought about the largest and most prosperous middle class in world history began dying with Jimmy Carter, was kicked to shreds by Ronald Reagan, and buried by the presidents of both parties that came after Reagan.
America's elites feel they owe you nothing, and that your only value and worth in this world is to consume their products and services in order to make them even wealthier than they are. You're not a citizen to them, you're a consumer. They're not in this world with you, they're in this world against you.
So long as you are fighting among yourselves, and not uniting to fight them, you're getting what you deserve.
Just my two cents. Your mileage may vary.