You kid. The Republicans worship a false idol which they call "the free matket". Their true gods are money and power. A free market isn't hampered by monopoly or oligopoly. Our economy is bound in chains of these two powers. If you wanted to set the amount of government that people desired in a free market economy you would have a balanced budget, not starve the beast. Starving the beast ensures that people pay less than they revive increasing people's desire to consume more government. Money where there mouth is, a desire for smaller goverment would be accomplished by easing taxes, lowering demand for government. For the most part the dems aren't much different, beholden to money with the public will being the least important component of governance.