Steve's barking at the limited free market

We in this country like to profess our love of the free market.
Our belief in the free market is so strong it will cure the common cold.
Now is it a free market if only a few companies control the production of oil?
Is it a free market when all the major banking house are in collusion?
Is it  a truly free market when a person gets health insurance when there are only a few insurance companies offering he same kind of services.
Question libertarians believe in the free market?
Do they believe that with out the government there would be a free market?
Is the US turning into a third world country because of the libertarians?
Was the US more prosperous when it was heavily regulated?
Do those who are against progressives believe that there would be a free market economy if we they didn't break up the monopolies?


Time have certainly changed it used to be conservatives vs liberals, now we have progressives vs libertarians.
Oh I'm not a conservative, I'm a libertarian.
Oh no I'm not a liberal, I'm a progressive.
Since when?