so does the US have capitalism or free markets?
“does the US have capitalism or free markets”
It has both. Very easy to see it. Just look at ebay, etsy, craigslist, FBmarketplace etc. They’re all free markets using currency or barter.
In Iraq, in 2004 I saw that capitalism and free market are the default economy among people. The market only gets corrupted by greedy and lazy ppl who try and game it thru their own laziness and corruption.