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Correct. No politican, economist or, indeed, capitalist "believes" in the (so-called) "free market" - they all know perfectly well that it's a fairy tale designed to justify them and their cronies parasitizing at everybody and everything else's expense. The regime that made Musk's billions possible - the Apartheid-regime - knew perfectly well that the "free market" was a big, fat lie all the way back in 1948. That's why they built all the public infrastructure that enriched white people's lives (including Elon's) while repressing the majority of South Africans into becoming the glorified indentured labour that made Elon's daddy rich.
It's no different than "hearts & minds," "spreading civilization" or Cinderella's glass slipper. They all know it and they have always all known it.