Explanation of Free Market

clipped from www.chaosscenario.com How the Free Market Works Imagine that you walk into a coffee shop and tell the barista that you want a large cup of cappuccino. "I will agree to give you a title and deed to this coffee," the barista tells you, "and you can use it however you wish. But this is not a charity. You will have to work for it." If both of you find the terms acceptable, you would walk away with the coffee, and the barista would place the $5 bill in the cash register. In that way, price plays a very important role in a free market. At its core, it is characterized by the following attributes: The owner is free to set his own prices and terms, and You are free to accept or reject those prices and terms.