Capitalism and the Commons

Obviously any business must make enough return on investment to stay in business, pay its employees and reinvest in the business. So 'profit' is necessary. But co-ops, as one example, operate within a democratic economy, and their surplus is distributed back to reinvestment as well as to its members and its community. Capitalism, conscious or otherwise, distributes excess surplus to its capital investors, not all of the stakeholders. It's still profit-first driven and still stuck on private investment and return.

You can put all the lipstick on that pig you want but its a dying and inequitable system. If you want to be 'integral' then get with the already emerging next wave of economics in the neo-Commons. Anything less is less than integral in that line.