[VRWC_minion]

As soon as a market can be controlled with laws and regulations, allowing for one company to be successful over another, then we no longer have a free market.

You are correct, theoretically there is no such thing as a free market because business relies on gov't and gov't relies on business in a unholy alliance.

For example, in my state package stores are closed on Sundays and after 8. The owners in these stores are against any increase in hours while the chains want to increase hours. The mom and pop shop manages to keep the chains at bay for now.

They are using the laws to protect themselves from having to increase the hours they work.

[CSM]

"You are correct, theoretically there is no such thing as a free market because business relies on gov't and gov't relies on business in a unholy alliance."

No business relies on the government, unless otherwise they would not be competitive. Therefore, only the businesses that support bigger government and more regulations are the ones that would otherwise not offer a service or product that would be accepted in a free market. You seem to think this is good for business.

You are correct that the government relies on business. If the business world ever decides to shrug, then we would live in the government regulated heaven you so desire!