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I'd say it's more like disguised feudalism. We're all peasants for the few kings and queens that have all the money at the top.
I don't think people actually agree on the definition of capitalism itself, I just looked it up and was a little surprised how definitive it is:
If you asked whether capitalism is a political system, at least in my random polling, 2 out of 9 respondents said No.
But it does describe the control of resources and to an extent force, which is "political" in addition to economic.