The main thing, the most important thing, is that most people are unhappy in this country.
The politicians, presumably charged with ameliorating the issues and problems we struggle with in this country, do not talk about that. They seek to be our representatives, but they don't represent what we are going through and what most of us in this unhappy nation are experiencing.
The politicians speak almost exclusively about money and money-related matters. Well, it is true that a lack of money is stressing most people, and having more money would relieve a lot of stress for most people.
But money is not the same thing as happiness. It is a piece of the puzzle but does not deal with core issues of happiness and unhappiness. For instance, if people did have more money, they would probably spend most of it and come back to the same stress of not enough money. For instance, read the stories of most people who win lotteries.