The political challenge is exactly why it is hard.
The biggest problem is that there are no political entities fighting for this future. Both the left and the right agree that low unemployment is the highest political goal, and the idea that only a job and a career gives social status is very firmly entrenched in our society.
And even if there were political entities fighting for it, the current moneyed elite is very much against a higher capital gains tax.
There are political entities fighting for this future. They aren't the dominant factions of either of the major political parties, yet, but in our system, issues that become successful often start out being pushed by smaller entities.
The biggest problem is that there are no political entities fighting for this future. Both the left and the right agree that low unemployment is the highest political goal, and the idea that only a job and a career gives social status is very firmly entrenched in our society.
And even if there were political entities fighting for it, the current moneyed elite is very much against a higher capital gains tax.