America. The land of the not-so-free (economy)

[Greg Rundlett]

quote:
Economic freedom is the measure of the roadblocks governments put in 
place that prevent their citizens from achieving success. Not 
surprisingly, countries with the greatest economic freedom enjoy strong 
economic growth. Unfree countries, conversely, do not.

Long a symbol of economic prosperity, America for the first time no 
longer ranks among the top 10 free nations of the world, according to 
The 2005 Index of Economic Freedom, just released by the Heritage 
Foundation and the Wall Street Journal.

Now in its 11th edition, the Index is the most up-to-date and 
comprehensive source of data on taxes, tariffs, regulations, monetary 
policy, and the burden of government around the world.

source:
http://www.heritage.org/