There is no pure free-market economy.
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I think that there is absolutely no free market in modern industrial states.
There is no free market in oil.
There is no free market for oil.
My claim is that we do not have a market economy, but a capitalist economy.
There's nothing pure about capitalism.
There can never be such a thing as a free market, because it is human nature to cheat, monopolize, and buy off others so as to corner the market.
There are no two countries with the same style of economic mechanism, with the same capitalism.
One cannot find a healthy economy anywhere in the world that does not have a strong industrial base, period.
Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.
There's no conflict between the social-welfare state and open markets.