Is this how people really see it?

The strongest line of riposte to Schlosser might seem to come from
old-fashioned free-market liberalism: nobody has to buy burgers, and
all McDonald’s and KFC are doing is selling things people want. But it
would be easier to make this case if the fast-food chains didn’t have
such an alarming grip on their markets. "The people who call me a
socialist or a communist really have to deal with the fact that the
market isn’t working … It much more resembles the Soviet command
economy than the kind of thing I’m arguing for."

This, yes, really, this list, is akin to the Soviet Command Economy?

Gimme a break, bonehead.