> Capitalism is markets in pieces of paper such as government bonds, tulip futures, corporate stock, etc. Capitalism is private ownership of (and thus control,

> Capitalism is markets in pieces of paper such as government bonds, tulip futures, corporate stock, etc. Capitalism is private ownership of (and thus control, and benefit from) the means of production. Of these things you've listed, only corporate stock is—at some remove—a means of production. The stockholder owns part of the corporation which in turn owns capital goods. Anyone can save and invest and become an owner of capital. The only thing leading to concentration of wealth (under any economic system, really, not just capitalism) is that most people don't care to sacrifice present consumption for a larger future gain. Fortunately there are some who do.