It's not free. It's subsidized. Nothing is free, if that's your point of view. I think everybody understands that the term 'free' in contexts like this means

It's not free. It's subsidized. Nothing is free, if that's your point of view. I think everybody understands that the term 'free' in contexts like this means 'free at the point of use'. Quibbling over it seems a little pedantic.