Now, my friend, you are being rhetorically mischievous. (Not a bad trait, in my book...) Given the context of my statement it was at least implied that I was talking about productive effort in the sense that productive effort is generally understood. For clarity sake, however, let me rephrase. "Capitalism is indefensible as a means of achieving a morally equitable distribution of wealth." The problem, really, centers on the idea that morality and the distribution of wealth are equivalent. I don't believe they are; most Marxists do. I still believe capitalism poses a number of serious problems, of which long term instability is a much greater one than a lack of fairness. It has a saving grace, however -- so far, we have devised nothing better. You should be pleased! A call for a better alternative is a standard wasoxygen gambit -- and I have already employed it without being asked!