Free marketeer

A Free Marketeer is somebody who supports anarchism by the means of a free market. Origins of the term are unknown, however one can search Usenet and Google Books archives [http://books.google.com/books?idlEe1BSt3iIIC&pgPA27&otskLYCl5O5IM&dq%22free+marketeer%22&sig=aFFjI2e-hgrkzsGAMNDiPXK1zN8] dating back to the 1980s to see the term "Free Marketeer" used before Ian Bernard, co-host of the talk show Free Talk Live, who uses the term in order to create a label for somebody who supports a free market and no government. The term has stuck, and is widely used in the Free Talk Live community. The use of the term allows for the avoidance of negative connotations associated with the term anarchy which is sometimes associated with violence and chaos.

Philosophy
A Free Marketeer is very similar to anarcho-capitalism. However a few differences exists such as:
* Recognition of private ownership in land without the property being a product of direct labor.
* No public or common ownership can be possible unless contracted.

This means that in essence the philosophy advocates that sovereign individual having the total control of their respective property. Where every property is owned and cared by only one owner or a specifically agreed solution of ownership of an organization. Hence there is always a responsible person or organization with physical liability who decides his private rules for his property or land. The owner can enforce his rules by the means of his choice.

* Unlike some anarchists a Free Marketeer will take any non aggressive direct action including participating in the system of voting and government to advance society towards an anarcho-capitalism and not let the government collapse in on itself as evidence in history has shown such events seldom leads to a smaller government but rather another equal-sized or bigger government.

Criticism
This term is criticized for its homophonic similarity to The Mouseketeers (by Mark Edge, co-host of Free Talk Live) and the Three Musketeers. This is perhaps why the term has seen little usage outside of Free Talk Live, despite the term's history.

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