How the US economic freedom is measured and compared with other countries - 8/30/24

Two notes to share with you:

1. Harris/Walz interview with CNN's Dana Bash last night:
a.) Dana did not use what she learned at school of journalism - no hard questions with follow up questions. Free and easy passes to the ticket.
b.) I wonder... Harris was told not to
reveal her true positions or policies
on pressing issues such as economy,
immigration, etc.
c.) Saying nothing to Americans is not a
democracy.

2. Economic Freedom, as mentioned in the vlog:

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/index-of-economic-freedom.asp#citation-9

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/free_enterprise.asp

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/economic-freedom-of-the-world-2023-annual-report

https://news.mit.edu/2019/study-democracy-fosters-economic-growth-acemoglu-0307

https://www.heritage.org/trade/report/2022-index-economic-freedom-economic-freedom-declining-worldwide

https://www.investopedia.com/updates/adam-smith-economics/

Economic freedom evaluated, based on 12 factors:

• Property rights
• Judicial effectiveness
• Government integrity
• Tax burden
• Government spending
• Fiscal health
• Business freedom
• Labor freedom
• Monetary freedom
• Trade freedom
• Investment freedom
• Financial freedom