The definition clearly states that if prices are not regulated and there is competition, there is a free market. So, according to you, where is the gov. regulating prices?
VAT and GST aren't really regulatory in nature since they are just a percentage added and are uniform; companies still (freely) set price on the underlying commodity.
Yes but we look at the consumer price not the manufacturer. The consumer is buying the item at whatever the government sets to.
If a pair of shoes costs 5$ to manufacture, and the government puts 95$ VAT on it, you pay 100$,
how the fuck is that not price control?Markets are competitive, not collaborative. That is why there is violence inherent in every market and the states that they create.
Sometimes they are competitive, in some cases they are collaborative.
And what is exactly your plan to make the market only collaborative?