[–] FridayJones 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
That's an idealized version of Capitalism that has never existed though. Just like that mythical "pure Communism," it sounds good on paper but has never been implemented in any meaningful way.
In the real world of American venture Capitalism, you can't just buy and sell whatever you want to whomever you want. Monopolistic syndicates have protectionist laws created all the time. The US Code is loaded with laws specific to maintaining strangleholds on markets for small cabals of interconnected (through Board memberships) company leaders. Just try muscling in on their territory by producing and selling your own commodities freely to wholesale distributors. They will bury you.