Kudos Indyvidual I agree.

Indyvidual

What do you see as the other part of the system? It seems to me that capitalism takes care of everyone in Western societies that still have actual, not make-believe, capitalism as we now have, with governments meddling all the time.

Capitalist societies have rich people, reasonably well off people, and poor people. The wealth and industry of the first two provides for the last group.

What more is needed?

What more is needed?
ttbn,
A mentality that uses capitalism for society first & foremost & everyone pays the same rate of Tax. Capitalism for a greedy minority exploiting rather than providing is what we have now !

True freedom is from ALL types of enslavement!
Yuyutsu,
That is a purely idealist quote as no-one is totally free ever. Greed, desire & everything are enslavement ! The only way to be totally free is to be such a crap of a being that doesn't give a toss about anyone & anything !

Dear Indyvidual,

You certainly took my words well beyond their intended context.

Nevertheless, looking at the broadest sense, what you say is true:
Greed and desire are indeed forms of enslavement.

«The only way to be totally free is to be such a crap of a being that doesn't give a toss about anyone & anything !»

And that would be a real saint:
Being totally free, does not imply refraining from action - one can still act for the benefit of the world without any enslaving personal desire!

"Fight for the sake of duty, treating alike happiness and distress, loss and gain, victory and defeat. Fulfilling your responsibility in this way, you will never incur sin"
[Bhagavad Gita 2:38]

We can chose to evaluate our own mentality & compare it with the mentality of those whose mentality is to exploit !
Economic success for is 99% exploitation courtesy of the apathy of the parasites who don't give a damn about their fellow citizens !