I have always considered myself very pro free market. I feel like I am transitioning away from that now, as free market seems less and less compatible with the person I am becoming.
No matter how I try to think of a free market, I keep coming back to what I see as the primary force that keeps the market going; greed. Greed seems to flourish in a greet market, it actually seems to be rewarded. People in free markets seem to be constantly pursuing money, rather than those things that are truly important in life.
On the other hand, being from the US, I can't say that I've ever known of the government doing anything well. For that reason, I definitely do not think that a state-led government is ideal, at least not in terms of a large government.
I think that when it comes down to it, I favor a "village" based economy, where everyone works together for the benefit of all. Technically, this is probably a type of government-led economy, but the people are the government.
Obviously these are just my opinions, and to be honest not opinions that I fully developed. I am still trying to reconcile my pro free market ideas with the ideas of caring and compassion. So far they do not see at all compatible.
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