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we dont have a free market. We have what i can only describe as Inverse Socialism
its socialism for the wealthy and the corporations, and "free market" for everyone else
this is part of the reason why theft of property from the rich, or violence against them, is not morally wrong.
They get tax breaks that we all pay for, and they influence policies that help themselves while killing us.
You cant steal what you already paid for, and its not murder when its self defense
It is, afaik, the literal, actual, unironic definition of the fascist economic model. Basically, the public sector only really exists in the form of "private" companies that are tightly coupled to the government.
thats what they taught us about communist Russia when i was in highschool
Our economics class learned that their "public" sector was a mix of private companies acting as both private citizens AND government agencies.
And my teacher was like "imagine if all the roads and utilities and infrastructure for the country was run by private, FOR PROFIT businesses that benefit from laws written for citizens, AND from laws written for corporations but are not bound by either"
20 years later i realize thats how its been here the whole time