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If only everyone would work each according to his ability and take only according to his need. A "free market" is as much of a naive utopian pipedream as communism. Arguably even less realistic.
Someone will always have power, that power will always be used. The only question is WHO has power and HOW they are using it. And to accept that if you and people who are your friend don't have the power, your enemies will.
"Free Market" simply implies free of government intervention. Without government protection of industries, those who deserve to be in power could take power. Believe me there are plenty of moneyed people on "our side" who would start their own banking system and compete in new, creative ways if old regulations weren't holding us back.
You're right that it's a pipedream though, because government does exist and will never allow it.
Government IS intervention, you can't separate the two. Even the most basic stuff like contract enforcement or adjudicating disputes or the concept of property rights itself requires a government to insulate individuals against each other's arbitrary definitions of "reasonableness".
I don't disagree. Some forms of intervention are better than others. In this case I think we're talking about industry regulations and the relationship between oligarchs and legislators. I was simply replying to your implication that someone desiring a "free market" believes in no hierarchies or people holding power over others.
But I would add that I think "our side" seizing the means of control and wielding the power of government against our opponents, especially some kind of third-position revolution, is also a pipedream.