> the free market ideal I don't think that's the free market ideal. Let's switch away from employers vs. employees and ask, "Would an ideal free market allow c

> the free market ideal I don't think that's the free market ideal. Let's switch away from employers vs. employees and ask, "Would an ideal free market allow companies to collude to fix prices? Would an ideal free market allow consortiums of companies to set up exclusivity contracts with vendors to block competition from entering the market? Would an ideal free market allow companies with profits in a monopoly to run other businesses at a steep loss to prevent competition?" "Freedom from regulations" is a very thorny problem, it rarely leads to what people imagine are "free" markets.