>Adam Smith was pretty clear that monopolies were antithetical to what he called a free market... The US is not a free market. The last time I pointed out the

>Adam Smith was pretty clear that monopolies were antithetical to what he called a free market... The US is not a free market. The last time I pointed out the above in DC, I was called a communist and literally hounded out of the bar. (What is it with people who don't understand economics often also wanting to abuse the label of "service animal"? Someone should commission a study IMHO.)