Mach
06-23-2011, 01:15 AM
http://247wallst.com/2011/06/17/the-ten-states-that-restrict-personal-freedom-and-those-that-protect-it/
24/7 Wall St. reviewed the George Mason University’s biannual “Freedom in the 50 States” report authored by the school’s Mercatus Center (http://mercatus.org/freedom-50-states-2011), a libertarian think tank. According to the report’s authors, they “explicitly ground [their] conception of freedom on an individual-rights framework. In [their] view, individuals should be allowed to dispose of their lives, liberties, and properties as they see fit, as long as they do not infringe on the rights of others.” As a result, a more “free” state in the study will have more liberal social policies and more conservative economic policies. The report considered “a wide range of public policies, from income taxation to gun control, from homeschooling regulation to drug policy.
It goes like this......
> Fiscal freedom:
> Regulatory freedom:
> Personal freedom:
> Net Migration (2000-2009):
24/7 Wall St. reviewed the George Mason University’s biannual “Freedom in the 50 States” report authored by the school’s Mercatus Center (http://mercatus.org/freedom-50-states-2011), a libertarian think tank. According to the report’s authors, they “explicitly ground [their] conception of freedom on an individual-rights framework. In [their] view, individuals should be allowed to dispose of their lives, liberties, and properties as they see fit, as long as they do not infringe on the rights of others.” As a result, a more “free” state in the study will have more liberal social policies and more conservative economic policies. The report considered “a wide range of public policies, from income taxation to gun control, from homeschooling regulation to drug policy.
It goes like this......
> Fiscal freedom:
> Regulatory freedom:
> Personal freedom:
> Net Migration (2000-2009):