If my car has a broken headlight, my car is still broken and I still fix it, even if it has been providing value and even if it still does so. The implication i

If my car has a broken headlight, my car is still broken and I still fix it, even if it has been providing value and even if it still does so. The implication is only that it isn't living up to its promises, not that it is not worth keeping. (Besides, the title refers to American Capitalism.)