The "buzz words" out there for "free market" would be funny, if they weren't so sad.

"Free market" generally means, as I said above, "I don't want anyone or anything...people, the country, the state, or the environment...getting in the way of me making a buck.

It also means "monopolies are good, if I own one"...the most egregious offenders of the "free market principle" are those who used the "free market" to get their share, and now actively solicit laws and regulations that will stop others from doing the exact same thing. Kind of like no bid contracts...they're awesome, if I'm the one getting the contract...they violate the "free market" if I'm not.

There is nothing "free" about the market, and there never, ever has been...it is a wholly created entity, created by law and administered by regulation.

No one...almost no one...who uses the words "free market" wants, needs, or cares for a market that is free at all...it's just a buzz phrase that is trotted out when they've got nothing useful at all to say.

Fish on...

Todd