U.S. Drops to 18th in Global Economic-Freedom Rankings: Are You Worried?
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2012/09/21 19:00:00
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The Fraser Institute report smacked U.S.A. down from 8th place a decade ago. Big government policies and a trend to more regulations by Washington, D.C. has dropped America out of the top 10.
The report blasts American policies in regard to freedom:
WND.COM reports:
The report blasts American policies in regard to freedom:
The United States, long considered the standard bearer for economic freedom among large industrial nations, has experienced a substantial decline in economic freedom during the past decade.
WND.COM reports:
The United States has slipped to 18th in the world when it comes to economic freedom, according to an annual ranking of nations issued by the Fraser Institute.
Read More: http://www.wnd.com/2012/09/u-s-drops-to-no-18-in-g...
Top Opinion
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robert.goldsmith.14 2012/09/21 22:37:57Yes, I'm worried
+18Never before have I seen a president who has caused more harm to our country in my entire life until Obama.
you will just be screwed as far as health care goes,,,,and then, because you are old and on a fixed income, with very little limited income, you will be unable to purchase any insurance and then be thrown in jail because you can not meet the mandate set forth by this disgusting government....just the name Obamacare shows this man's arrogance and thinking about this country and it's citizens...
years of Obumbo..who will finally kill off this country...
Take a close look at Iceland, and now Greece and Spain.
These are not third world countries these are allies that have followed the U.S. into bad financial decision after bad financial decision. Now they are doing something we should have done a long time ago.
In view of just this tiny bit of information I will opt for plan C because I don't see any of this mess getting any better while the banks rule this country. They must get out of politics and be broken down and never allowed to be built that big again. Just like the corporations need the same. Not to mention the small fact that those polititions that have been bought by the corporations didn't even bother to try to hide their corruption except for one and Romney didn't care that he was caught he just denied the fact and said he refused to show his taxes. Then when they were hacked and exposed he still denied just like bill Clinton did when he was caught.
Lastly, the only people that care about this today, are wealthy people like you, Fef. The rest of us (96% of us) stopped buying your sob story years ago. TRUE freedom is gained through less disparity, opportunity, not dying from health concerns, etc...
Moving on.... *eye roll*
how do you sleep at night?
As the President is currently leading in the poles, there is at least a good chance he will be re-elected. That being the case, I am trying to liquidate as many of my assets as possible and buying gold. Myself and many people believe if the President is re-elected, the price of all commodities will rise, especially gold. As we have seen in the last few days, the fed printing money has caused gold prices to immediately rise by 1%.
If the President is reelected many people, myself included believe gold prices will increase quickly to as much as 3000 per ounce. The downside of this is that if you wait until the election you will most likely miss most of this rise in price. I would urge a friend to buy as much now as possible. The continuation of the current policies will certainly see the strength of the dollar weaken, perhaps quickly and steeply. You owe it to your family to act before the November elections. There is NO better safe haven in a time like ours than gold. If the President i...
As the President is currently leading in the poles, there is at least a good chance he will be re-elected. That being the case, I am trying to liquidate as many of my assets as possible and buying gold. Myself and many people believe if the President is re-elected, the price of all commodities will rise, especially gold. As we have seen in the last few days, the fed printing money has caused gold prices to immediately rise by 1%.
If the President is reelected many people, myself included believe gold prices will increase quickly to as much as 3000 per ounce. The downside of this is that if you wait until the election you will most likely miss most of this rise in price. I would urge a friend to buy as much now as possible. The continuation of the current policies will certainly see the strength of the dollar weaken, perhaps quickly and steeply. You owe it to your family to act before the November elections. There is NO better safe haven in a time like ours than gold. If the President is defeated, I don't believe gold prices will plummet so this minimises the potential for large losses and a win by the President is almost a guarantee of a significant profit. GOLD, buy it now!
I'm far more concerned by the fact that the US ranks number 43 in income inequality...
http://rankingamerica.wordpre...
...the Bush tax cuts, one of the driving forces of income disparity are set to expire soon.
how could that ever be considered 'driving force' except as someone who needs to make rhetorical 'hay?'
when they expire (and other ones fire up), we'll see the largest tax hike in history after 1/1/13. and CBO predicts the next recession by 3/13.
what's driving the disparity that you are so concerned about is the broken economy. its like a famine. the poor starve, the average suffer and the fat keep going.
cutting off 15# of fat from the rich guy and giving that useless fat to the starving poor, pisses off the rich guy and does nothing for the starving guy.
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"...CBO predicts the next recession by 3/13."
Oddly enough the CBO says that it's the Bush tax cuts that are the largest factor driving today's deficits.
recession and deficits are not the same thing. selective interpretation?
Actually that sounds like an apt description of your characterization of the CBO report...
Budget Impasse Invites Recession Risk, Report Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/0...
...the report seems to suggest that if automatic budget cuts take place that that would set the stage for a recession.