If you are the ruling elite who have been stealing wealth for over a century, you ought to be a little nervous about your malfeasance being discovered.
I think few of them are bright enough to fear a great awakening. Maybe they are right and I am wrong. Perhaps the sheep are under control and always will be.
The dangerous ones are the middle class. They have enough time from working at basic survival to learn a bit about the world and some resources enabling them to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Mandatory health care at ten times the previous rate was probably the greatest move against the middle class, but there have been many others.
I have collected some graphics to show what they have done. I think the breaking point approacheth.