Capitalists have always hated competition, especially competitive markets. They’ll rig markets to shelter themselves from competition if they can. They’ll also take bailouts, subsidies, or any other kind of other people’s money if they can get their hands on it.
I like this joke: it’s a true patriot who gets a parking ticket and says ‘Hooray! The system works!’
It could be changed to the true capitalist who loses money on an investment and says ‘Hooray for the free market!’
Capitalists have always hated competition, especially competitive markets. They’ll rig markets to shelter themselves from competition if they can. They’ll also take bailouts, subsidies, or any other kind of other people’s money if they can get their hands on it.