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Five years after killing a journalist in cold blood, Saudi Arabia is stronger than ever (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] ProxyTheAwesome@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

If it involves "an oligopoly, a cartel, or a monopoly" then it is not a "free market"

Markets unregulated tend towards oligopoly, cartels and monopoly over time. Free market is interchangeable with private autocracy.