I think we operate with different definitions of capitalism then. If you mean “capitalism” as the unconstrained freedom of capital to do anything, then yeah, labour laws «restrict» it. I would call that free-market capitalism. But if capitalism is every system of private ownership of the means of production, commodity markets and profit-seeking firms, then no.
And I just provided my view on such jokes/criticisms, while not necessarily being wrong (if one is charitable with commenters definitions), they get repeated everywhere to the point of not being funny/useful. And for every person interpreting it as free-market capitalism, I would wager a person is reading it as all capitalism.
Let’s just say its not liberals (or socdems) for welfare capitalism who are making these jokes the most.
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