Originally Posted by trevorjohnson

Armourbearer:

Yes, gov't has the responsibility to keep all the competitors playing fair and not exercising monopoly. The market is free but under supervision of the gov't to ensure that the winners win fairly.

I believe in a free market but not an unrestricted free market.

Originally Posted by Draught Horse

Absolutely, but I think there is a difference between the govment making sure everyone plays fairly and the govment engaging in unnessary controls and regulations (rent controls, price controls, mercantislism, etc).