[idiotsecant]

The vast majority of markets in the US are hardly free. Every single large company in the US is heavily government subsidized, market protectionism is rife, and regulatory capture and artificial moat-building is the norm. I think it's quite a stretch to day we have a free market. Maybe a 'free-er' market.

[renewiltord]

So be it. s/free/free-er/g in comments above if that will lead to convergence.