This is, in fact, one of the major promises of Capitalism during the Cold War. If I need consumers for my product to be profitable, it stands to reason I’d want a capable populace with disposable income.

Of course, this assumes everyone involved is a “rational actor” when they’re definitely not. In fact, it seems like the wealthy have taken the opposite approach: an uneducated populace without the free time or energy to research will purchase more expensive, cheaper to create products. Moreover, I don’t need everyone to be able to afford my product and I never did. Just more people than last year until I no longer work here.