Post by Big B on Aug 23, 2015 6:36:42 GMT
New Study Shows ‘The Land Of The Free’ Is Not So ‘Free’ After All
August 22, 2015
Johnny Liberty | FreeThoughtProject
Everywhere, USA — In a comprehensive new study conducted by 3 world-renowned think tanks, the United States has fallen on the human freedom index from 17th to 20th place, out of 152 countries in which data was analyzed. While the conclusions of this study may not be shocking to anyone who has been paying attention. The implications of the US falling into a dystopian state are far reaching.
“The performance of the United States is particularly important, because of its importance in the world and the fact that so many people in the world traditionally look to the US as one of the bastions of liberty,” said Ian Vasquez, director for the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity and lead author on the report.
For decades, we have seen personal liberties being stripped away in favor of government ‘protections.’ People for many years looked toward the government to shield them from a diverse array of social and economic problems. Due to this, the US now ranks 31st in personal freedom according to the report.
Government solutions tend to create more problems than they solve. The war on drugs alone has cost over $1 trillion to date and has led to the US having the highest incarceration rate in the world. Despite this ridiculous police state, drug use remains consistent, while drug enforcement policies continually lead to corruption, unnecessary violence, and death. Data from the report also suggests that economic regulations, that in most cases are influenced by special interests, are actually hurting the majority of Americans.
“It has created a system that helps larger institutions benefit and increases the costs for smaller institutions,” Vasquez said.
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August 22, 2015
Johnny Liberty | FreeThoughtProject
Everywhere, USA — In a comprehensive new study conducted by 3 world-renowned think tanks, the United States has fallen on the human freedom index from 17th to 20th place, out of 152 countries in which data was analyzed. While the conclusions of this study may not be shocking to anyone who has been paying attention. The implications of the US falling into a dystopian state are far reaching.
“The performance of the United States is particularly important, because of its importance in the world and the fact that so many people in the world traditionally look to the US as one of the bastions of liberty,” said Ian Vasquez, director for the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity and lead author on the report.
For decades, we have seen personal liberties being stripped away in favor of government ‘protections.’ People for many years looked toward the government to shield them from a diverse array of social and economic problems. Due to this, the US now ranks 31st in personal freedom according to the report.
Government solutions tend to create more problems than they solve. The war on drugs alone has cost over $1 trillion to date and has led to the US having the highest incarceration rate in the world. Despite this ridiculous police state, drug use remains consistent, while drug enforcement policies continually lead to corruption, unnecessary violence, and death. Data from the report also suggests that economic regulations, that in most cases are influenced by special interests, are actually hurting the majority of Americans.
“It has created a system that helps larger institutions benefit and increases the costs for smaller institutions,” Vasquez said.
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