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 The market economy is a powerful force for making our lives better.  
 At the same time, the market is amoral. 
 Our system uses prices to allocate scarce resources.  
 Because we use price to allocate goods, most markets are self-correcting. 
 If we fix prices in a market system, private firms will find some other way to compete. 
 Every market transaction makes all parties better off.