Category: Index of Economic Freedom

Heritage Foundation Gives United States Lowest-Ever Economic Freedom Score

February 14, 2022
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The United States has fallen to its lowest ever ranking in the annual Economic Freedom Index published by the Heritage Foundation as the country struggles to rein in debt and budget deficits. Overall, the world economy remains “moderately free” according to the 2022 report (pdf). But the situation in the United States is worrying. “Quite notable…

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Heritage Foundation Gives US Lowest-Ever Economic Freedom Score

February 14, 2022
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The United States has fallen to its lowest-ever ranking in the annual Economic Freedom Index, published by The Heritage Foundation, as the country struggles to rein in debt and budget deficits. Overall, the world economy remains “moderately free,” according to the 2022 report (pdf), but the situation in the United States is worrying: “Quite notable…

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US Gets Its Lowest Score for Economic Freedom in Decades

March 8, 2021
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WASHINGTON—Economic freedom in the United States has dropped to an all-time low due to its deteriorating fiscal health, according to an annual index of the world’s freest economies. The U.S. economic freedom score has declined 1.8 points this year to 74.8, Heritage Foundation, a conservative U.S. think-tank, announced last week. While the U.S. economy remains “mostly…

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Hong Kong Dumped From Index of Economic Freedom Due to Policies ‘Controlled From Beijing’

March 5, 2021
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Hong Kong has been dropped from The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom this year because its economic policies are controlled by Beijing. Hong Kong topped the list for 25 years till 2019. Financial experts in Hong Kong believe that the Chinese communist regime’s rapid encroachment on Hong Kong’s freedom has accelerated the deterioration of…

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