> Doesn't the free market also gives you mid-range furniture options as well as high end wood workers that'll build anything you're willing to pay for? The fre

> Doesn't the free market also gives you mid-range furniture options as well as high end wood workers that'll build anything you're willing to pay for? The free market apparently gives you cardboard furniture at mid-range prices or custom built furniture that non-1% earners wouldn't even dream of affording, and not much inbetween. $2700 dresser? No thanks. The "reasonable" option is buying second-hand solid wood furniture on Craigslist and thrift stores in the ~$500-700 range.