[gt_]

We could call those “patches too. Supporting a free market always requires maintaining an environment that allows it to justify it’s means. It seems there are probably many paths to this end. This is the only proven one as far as I know. In other words, I am not aware of any healthy economies which lack healthy safety nets.

[pvaldes]

This is a false dichotomy. You can, and should have, both: free market and civil rights.