It's not a free market. Corporations lobby elected officials and shape the laws such that market factors favor them over potential competitors.

We don't give Big Sugar, Big Pharma, etc. those fancy titles for nothing. Since it runs through all verticals, including Internet infrastructure, payment processors, international banking systems, and so on, the effects are fairly dire.

I suppose you could call these bribes 'free' in the strictest sense, but not really in spirit.

It's not a free market. Corporations lobby elected officials and shape the laws such that market factors favor them over potential competitors.

We don't give Big Sugar, Big Pharma, etc. those fancy titles for nothing. Since it runs through all verticals, including Internet infrastructure, payment processors, internal banking systems, and so on, the effects are fairly dire.

I suppose you could call these bribes 'free' in the strictest sense, but not really in spirit.