got it. so in other words, you don't actually know what capitalism is.
Not from what your POV of it is, obviously.
Your line of employment and career hinge upon unfettered capitalism, that which is primarily benefiting the 10% who own 80% of all stocks, and corporations whose stocks are publicly traded, so you have a larger bias than most DSF members who post here.
My career dealt with working in both private and government service, that was beneficial to private business, government, and the general public.
I could link to some definitions of what capitalism is supposed to be, but none would exactly match what is being practiced here in the USA.
We are led to believe by conservatives that the "free market" is all that is needed to self-police capitalism, but that would only be completely practical in a closed-off society, w/o any trade with other nations who do not practice "our" hybrid version of it. The gargantuan trade deficits that have grown exponentially since offshoring rapidly increased in the 80s, and outsourcing exploded with the the advent of broadband internet ~turn of the century are obvious (and ominous) signs that there are no level "playing fields" globally.
That, along with deregulation, mergers, consolidations, monopolization, downsizing, rightsizing, (JIT) automation, technology, robotics....and we are only on the cusp of what AI is capable of doing....that being a complete game-changer. All of these things have and will affect both competition and consumerism, being those who sell and/or manage, purchase, and lease products and services. You may call me a socialist, but I detest what "capitalism" has become, it is by no means a panacea for all what ails this country economically or socially. I can vote to change who represents me in government, but I have absolutely no voice or vote in who manages or sits on the board of directors for any given corporation...unless I am a (majority) stockholder or investor.