The "free market" is just a tool, nothing more. The second it starts to interfere with the livelihood or your country or the health and welbeing of its citizens

The "free market" is just a tool, nothing more. The second it starts to interfere with the livelihood or your country or the health and welbeing of its citizens, governments are well within their bounds to step in and interrupt this "free market". The wisdom and second order effects of those policies is a secondary discussion.