Doesn’t mean the free market doesn’t work. Asking people to pay before putting out the fire could be seen as a pay per use model. While a government run service

Doesn’t mean the free market doesn’t work. Asking people to pay before putting out the fire could be seen as a pay per use model. While a government run service funded by tax dollars could be seen as a subscription service that price discriminates on income tax rates. In both cases it’s the market at play.