The idea that an individual should be free to manage his own life is anathema to the present- day American public official. Like his European counterpart, he believes that private citizens exist only to serve the public good, and to obey the commands of public officials. The Clintons and their cohorts have one, and only one, objective in mind, to maintain the 20th-century, statist empire over which they preside. But they know that, in the final analysis, they need the support of their subjects to continue and expand their control. And, unfortunately, public-school teachers have done their job well.
Free enterprise means to engage in enterprise freely.
If a person must receive the permission of the political authorities to engage in an enterprise, then the enterprise is not free. Licensing of physicians came into existence in the U.S. at the beginning of the 20th century. It is a device to limit the supply of doctors, to protect them from competition, and to increase their income levels. It is a throwback to the old European guild system that Americans in 1776 found so revolting. Here, the political process is used to steal money from some individuals in order to give the loot to others.