re: #35 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
There are some things that the Free Market is jut not meant for: husbanding and exploiting resources, infrastructure, education and HEALTH CARE
It is fine when there are certain market mechanisms at work in these areas, but we cannot allow those who dominate the markets to establish the rules of play
There is no such thing as a free market. All markets have rules and those rule steer the results. I prefer to talk about what rules market you want, for example one where the rules promote competition among many buyers and sellers or a rules market that promotes less competition.