>>What think you of the concept of a free market?
I think it will ultimately make all nations "equal", with the end-result for the United States to make it very poor by today's standards. So-called "Free Trade" is analogous to equality in education, whereby the more intelligent are "dumbed down" to make them "more-equal" to the retarded. Even Monty Python is more honest than the so-called "Free-Traders". At least, Monty admits that "all men are created equal, but some more equal than others".
The so-called "Free Traders" believe that they will eventually become the "Elite", with the masses becoming the "proletariat" -- the supporting staff -- the slaves.
Actually, IMO, the opposite is more likely to happen in a free trade environment, with the more intelligent and harder working entrepreneurs making acheiving greater success. You don't get the equal results you envisage without arbitrary controls like price fixing. So to me, if we to make an analogy with education, free trade is more analogous to private schools, which are market driven, while controlled markets are analogous to public schools, which are driven by politics. However, I do understand your point that cheaper labor found in developing countries can displace expensive labor found in developed countries like the US. Probably the garment industry is a good example.
Regarding the Monty Python quote, I believe he is himself quoting George Orwell. Also, I have not been aware that "Monty Python" is known for dishonesty.
But I had actually meant with my question "What think you of the concept of a free market?" to ask what you think of the free market concept when applied on a national rather than international level. In other words, should we have a free market within the US?