> The whole point of the economy is to enable human health and happiness; not the other way around!

Agreed, however our economy serves to enrich asset owners, and the health and happiness of everyone else are afterthoughts.

Could it be “the economy” is broken? Maybe it has been for a long time.

Unfortunately, the capitalist system often ends up in rent-seeking. Property rights gives folks the rights to hoard resources and rent them out. This is a complicated topic with no clear yanswer. Obviously, owning, leveraging, and renting assets is a motivator and reward to those who are winning in the game.