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But to your question… even according to Heritage's "criteria", do you really think the U.S. has less property rights now than Hong Kong (now a part of China)?! Or even compared to Canadian, New Zealand and Irish Property Laws, all rooted in the British Monarchy? And BTW, how come no mention of 'Human Rights' Freedom too… or isn't that important to Free Market 'evangelists' anymore? Or how 'bout Income Disparity (with Singpore among the worst)?!
Those links have nothing to do with what we're talking about lol.
Its just a few very patriotic people but people choose them to represent us for some reason so now everytime an American says something good about his country people get all whiny
You thought we had some kind of socialist planned economy? No, no, that's FOX News propaganda. Finland, Sweden and Denmark have always had policies encouraging businesses and economic freedom. Norway to a lesser degree, as they can lean on huge natural resources.
Many countries, of which mine is one, are chagrined to read reports such as this because it translates directly a resultant lack to investor confidence and business start-ups and if your economy suffers as a result and you're a large trading partner, oooopsy, we all take a hit.
Only the fools in the room will assume a gloating stance.
Exactly! Back when the US's credit rating dropped really should have been when we woke up.
Those links have nothing to do with what we're talking about lol.
Its just a few very patriotic people but people choose them to represent us for some reason so now everytime an American says something good about his country people get all whiny
Please! Just stop. This entire reply is intellectually bankrupt and you're only making yourself look rather retarded when in reality you're really not. Don't reply just because you feel you have to. That isn't going to accomplish what you might want to.
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You still didn't answer my question ...
Because we've been thru this (which I explained until you apparently deleted my comment with no explanation)…. that the OP is clearly a straw man propaganda piece from a known rightwing think tank, trying to pass as "news". And worse it's based on isolated, out-of-context criteria…. which totally ignore other real-world 'criteria' like human rights, income disparity, environmental devastation, etc.; capitalism and "economic freedom" don't exist in a vacuum.
In other words, "answering your question" is kinda like answering "when did you stop beating your wife"!
Please! Just stop. This entire reply is intellectually bankrupt and you're only making yourself look rather retarded when in reality you're really not. Don't reply just because you feel you have to. That isn't going to accomplish what you might want to.
On the contrary, I think Invincibl3's comments give us keen insight into the workings of the mind of your typical Joe Sixpack in the states, who watches CNBC and genuinely believes that their country is in an economic recovery.
On the contrary, I think Invincibl3's comments give us keen insight into the workings of the mind of your typical Joe Sixpack in the states, who watches CNBC and genuinely believes that their country is in an economic recovery.
See what I mean about random assumptions....? lol.
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