I was just going to comment with something similar, but more focused on the individual's inability to think creatively because they're just trying to survive on

I was just going to comment with something similar, but more focused on the individual's inability to think creatively because they're just trying to survive on an increasingly inflated-away income. Poverty has a profound effect on creative thinking, and increasingly more of America creeps towards poverty. The author throws one sentence out there on this, then moves on to top-down excuses for lack of innovation.