64GB flash doesn't exist in a portable device yet. In this refresh Apple wanted to make the device smaller and cheaper. They'll bump up capacity next time around.
I think you're out of touch with most of society. For starters, Apple wasn't making political moves. Second, if Apple wants to see how their product sales are effected by the economy, they can look at their own sales numbers. It's ridiculous to complain that the company isn't making the product you want because they must be influenced by the other political party.
There's a difference between knowing what people would like and making business decisions and compromises about what will be updated. Apple doesn't have an infinite R&D center. They have technology constraints, time limits, and strategic budget concerns to counter their wish-list of new features. You're asking for Apple to spend R&D on a new device that crams in twice the memory, a new antenna, and god knows what else, and your justification is that there are still wealthy people out there who will buy it? I think Apple uses a better system of determining demand at various price points, and as consumers who don't make our own devices, we have the same choice as always - buy it or don't. We've still got better options than we had last year, or two years ago, or 10 years ago.
