<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-12-23/why-businesses-can-t-stand-free-markets-veronique-de-rugy.html">Why Businesses Can’t Stand Free Markets: Veronique de Rugy - BusinessWeek</a>.

This is a good article describing the state of free markets in this country.   This blurb sums things up nicely:
<blockquote>Think about it. Competition is good for consumers because it keeps  prices low while increasing the quality and choices of products and  services. Yet competition is hard work for businesses. They have to  fight for customers by innovating and evolving in ways that consumers  demand.</blockquote>