The whole issue is that as soon as you see the words Free market, you immediately think AnCap if you don't see Economy right after it. If you read into the context of EVERY statement that people mention Free Markets in you'd know this.

That is not s free market

And maybe a head is in that ass?

DrWitt, you're confusing the issue.

I'm not talking about policy, I'm talking about principle.

Well, i suppose I'm talking about both

Yeah, and free market is 100% unregulated

but there IS a difference between the two, it's just super subtle.

Well Codes. We moved the goalpost for you, and you still couldn't score.
But that's okay, lemme go get your participation trophy. <:NPC:500042527231967262>

Okay, so

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Opening a lemonade stand while Minute Made Lemonade is on the market

That is competition.

Yes

people in the bottom right of that chart

No I'm not a hooker

Minute Made getting the government to set regulations that force the lemonade stand out of business

That is corporatism.

What about people in the bottom right of that chart?

Yes

It says pancake preference

And I'm a pancake

A system in which Minute Made does not have that option to advocate for the restriction of their competition

That is a free market.

Pancakes can;t type

That is s part of a free market

which would you choose

Alright, what's the remainder?

Congrats Rye, you just scored another goal.

There is a correct answer to this problem btw

The Free Market has to be upheld as a principle before it can be upheld as a government policy.

Do you guys realize that I am not saying that it is not due to a free market

?

The correct answer is the five friends because then everyone is in position to see your sweet trick

I'm saying that that is not the definition of a free market

Do you guys realize that this discussion is fucking dumb

no

@Cody
If you say "that's only part of a free market" that implies there's another part there somewhere we're missing. And until you can define what that missing part is on our side: You fail at everything in this conversation forever.

The definition of a FREE MARKET is an unregulated markey