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“Mostly Free” - The Startling Decline of America’s Economic Freedom and What to Do About It |
In 2010, for the first time ever, the United States has fallen from the ranks of the economically “free” as measured by the Index of Economic Freedom, published annually by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. With a score of only 78.0 on the Index’s 0–100 scale, the United States has fallen below the cutoff (an average score of 80 or above) that earns countries the right to call themselves truly “free.” The United States’ current status? “Mostly free.” This booklet proposes a program of straightforward but bold reforms to put the U.S. back where it belongs: as a world leader in economic freedom.
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