Sorry, America was neither "free" nor "Capitalist" under Bush and Republican "leadership".
We were not perfect then, but we were a whole lot closer. I'm hoping that we can get from here to where we need to be without the productive third of society going Galt to make the parasites and looters understand their responsibility to support themselves. [BTW, I have nearly gone Galt, by choice, including now a 95% cut from my previous income. I am not willing to support the socialists beyond a bare minimum level, and I'm rethinking even that level.]