Produced by David Barsamian . There is endless talk about the free market and its virtues.
Entrepreneurs compete on level playing fields and the public benefits.
The chasm between such fantasies and reality is acute and growing wider. Megamergers and monopolies are limiting competition. Fewer than 10 corporations control most of the global media. The existing free market depends heavily on taxpayer subsidies and bailouts. Corporate welfare far exceeds that which goes to the poor.