Capitalism: economic and political system dependent on Private Capital and Profit Making and Free Market: Governed by Unrestricted Competition. Sounds good and works when the economy is good and the words are just that, words, now that the economy is in the toilet, it ain't working so well. All of the Big Boys, the Banks, Insurance; Investment/Financial Brokerages, Automobile Industries are looking for help, and the Government is aiding and abetting them. Why, because at the heart they are not Capitalists and they don't believe in a Free Market. Oh, they tout it when it looks like its working for them. Sounds good, and makes (1 comments)