It is also the only cause of inequality and poverty. Business can run by breaking even. A business does not need to make a profit in order to survive.
There are three options - break even, profit, and loss. The break even option allows for there to be jobs and everything else.
Most of the wealth these days is inherited. The people who make oodles of money all came from families that had money. Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos. Go into their family trees and have a look. I did. I researched it thoroughly.
It's time we changed the economic system as it has led to climate change, inequality, and people like me who have to live on $200 a month,