Then that justification for the price is the justification for being willing to pay that price; same thing. Also, "free market" is kind of a joke as a mantra.

Then that justification for the price is the justification for being willing to pay that price; same thing. Also, "free market" is kind of a joke as a mantra. For example, "without interference" kind of would require a whole lot of marketing people stopping what they're doing. As it is now, many companies themselves are doing their best to interfere with the decisions of consumers and workers, in some cases even get in bed with each other and wage outright war on those they extract money from; so that's not a free market by a long shot.