Capitalism =\= free-market

We have crony capitalism in the US, healthcare is one of the easiest areas to see it.

Free-market is the illusive perfect sphere. Most markets are oval or amoeba shaped. Rarely can the US achieve a true free market in any industry, since money pours into politics and corrupts the laws and regulations.

> Capitalism (when there is true competition) brings down costs pretty universally.

"True competition" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. There are many conditions that must be true for prices to go down.