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Unexpectedly(cough)America falls to 18th in economic freedom
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Not as free as she used to be. That’s the verdict from the Economic Freedom of the World Annual Report on the U.S., which fell to 18th in the rankings this year. America was consistently in the top five from 1975-2002, but has since quickly lost ground, going from 12th to 18th since 2009. This year’s ranking is the lowest showing for the U.S. since the study started.
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Re: Unexpectedly(cough)America falls to 18th in economic freedom
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Originally Posted by shmessy
Ahhhh, lets see who the authors of this report are......
".....The Fraser Institute, a free-market think tank in Canada, and the Washington-based Cato Institute......."
Hey, I have 14 reports from the other side saying different stuff!
Woop de doo.
let's see 'em
but only after yo ushow me those buldings that are already built
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Re: Unexpectedly(cough)America falls to 18th in economic freedom
Forgive me, but I'm a little suspicious of anything which ranks places like Hong Kong, Singapore and Bahrain in the Top-Ten-Anything-Containing-the-Word-Freedom catagory.
You might be able to do anything you want economically speaking - but if you spit on the sidewalk, try to gather more than 5 people to protest or look at a woman sideways, you're going to lose an arm or an eye.
Re: Unexpectedly(cough)America falls to 18th in economic freedom
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Much of America’s decline is due to the growth of the government’s footprint in our lives since 2000. The assault on American property rights has not helped matters, either. The war on terror put American travelers under the thumb of the TSA—an entity that combines the charm of the DMV, the might of a paramilitary force, and the impropriety of a fraternity hazing. The Supreme Court’s Kelo decision ushered in a rise in eminent domain abuses. And let’s not forget the bailouts of those corporations that were “too big to fail.”
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Re: Unexpectedly(cough)America falls to 18th in economic freedom
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Originally Posted by Mrs.PatsFanInVa
Forgive me, but I'm a little suspicious of anything which ranks places like Hong Kong, Singapore and Bahrain in the Top-Ten-Anything-Containing-the-Word-Freedom catagory.
You might be able to do anything you want economically speaking - but if you spit on the sidewalk, try to gather more than 5 people to protest or look at a woman sideways, you're going to lose an arm or an eye.
Here Here Mrs
Obviously I would love for us to have the Economic Wealth of those places, but I would not trade the freedom to speak my mind for it.
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