There never has been nor will there ever been this thing called a "free market". The concept of free market is nothing more than globalization. Free market companies search the world for the cheapest labor and lowest bar with regards to labor and environmental regulation. We have seen than free as used in free market means free to do good and bad without any consequences. All a person need do is compare trade between the U.S. and other countries to see that free trade is nothing more than a fantasy.