"yet what do the people get for all this" Nothing? They get massive consumer surpluses. They get cars, fridges, air travel, tv, entertainment, healthcare - b

"yet what do the people get for all this" Nothing? They get massive consumer surpluses. They get cars, fridges, air travel, tv, entertainment, healthcare - better, faster, cheaper (except the later). Anyone who is able to hold a job and have an income in the Western World sees their material lives improve radically. It is a lie to say 'the capitalists win'. Consumers get far more of the surpluses than any other group.