That's a question that has been brewing for decades.   Who defines the playing field for commerce in this country?   Do we have any choice, through the collective action of our representative government, to offset the supposed rule of 'the market'.   Must all national behaviors be dictated by the pursuit of profit alone?
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As an aside:   I find great irony in some liberal circles that condemn religious practices, when for many of us, a central theme of the Bible gives warning against the temptations of money to corrupt our lives,   Why liberalism sometime fights Christian morality, like 'money can be the source of evil', is beyond me?!   

Spirituality comes with passion, something that political pragmatist sometimes forget.   Human beings do not live by intellect alone.  We need to acknowledge and balance the influence of head and heart.

http://biblehub.com/1_timothy/6-10.htm
http://www.christianbiblereference.org/faq_money.htm