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If defense industry funded all the tech that eventually trickles down to consumer tech - is USA as free market capitalist as we think?

While the defense industry does play a significant role in funding research and development that can have applications in consumer tech, it doesn't necessarily mean that the United States is not a free market capitalist country. The US economy is complex and diverse, with many different sectors and sources of innovation. Although there may be some areas where government or defense spending has an impact on technology development, there are still many aspects of the economy that operate under free market principles. Additionally, the flow of technology from defense to consumer applications is just one part of a larger ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship