Is Paul Krugman a Free Market Guy? - this guy seriously wants responses to that question

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/modeledbehavior/2012/07/12/is-paul-krugman-a-free-market-guy/

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Wouldn't his support of a banking cartel contradict his claim that he believes in free-market capitalism?

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Just about every liberal economist claims to be for the free market. Hell, even Obama claims to be for the free market:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aDLk0lPYaSa0

President Barack Obama said he and his administration have pursued a “fundamentally business- friendly” agenda and are “fierce advocates” for the free market, rejecting corporate criticism of his policies.

“The irony is, is that on the left we are perceived as being in the pockets of big business; and then on the business side, we are perceived as being anti-business,” Obama said

Hey Obama - they're both correct

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Wouldn't his support of a banking cartel contradict his claim that he believes in free-market capitalism?

One would think, but this author seems to want to see that as an ignorable peccadillo