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Title: 2010 Freedom Index -- Canada more Free than U.S.
Source: Heritage Foundation
URL Source: http://www.heritage.org/index/Ranking.aspx
Published: Oct 22, 2010
Author: staff
Post Date: 2010-10-22 17:46:19 by jwpegler
Keywords: None
Views: 50248
Comments: 100

15 freest countries:

Hong Kong89.7
Singapore86.1
Australia82.6
New Zealand82.1
Ireland81.3
Switzerland81.1
Canada80.4
United States78.0
Denmark77.9
Chile77.2
United Kingdom76.5
Mauritius76.3
Bahrain76.3
Luxombourg75.4
Netherlands75.0


U.S. drops from "free" to "mostly free". As usual, Hong Kong and Singapore are on top.

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#3. To: jwpegler (#0)

don't all the countries on that list, except the U.S., have universal health insurance?

go65  posted on  2010-10-22   19:17:40 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: go65 (#3)

don't all the countries on that list, except the U.S., have universal health insurance?

Do any of those countries allow concealed carry?

Ibluafartsky  posted on  2010-10-22   20:44:52 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: Ibluafartsky (#6)

Do any of those countries allow concealed carry?

Maybe Somalia or Afghanistan, but then we usually don't think of those places as desirable places to put down roots and raise a family.

lucysmom  posted on  2010-10-23   0:29:33 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#24. To: lucysmom (#21)

Maybe Somalia or Afghanistan

How much freedom of any kind is there in either of your example countries?

Ibluafartsky  posted on  2010-10-23   0:33:58 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#37. To: Ibluafartsky, lucysmom (#24)

How much freedom of any kind is there in either of your example countries?

Lots more than here, very weak government, no gun control, little regulation, they are both conservative utopias.

go65  posted on  2010-10-23   10:57:39 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#55. To: go65 (#37)

very weak government,

little regulation

they are both conservative utopias.

Weak? A government that controls the populace with violence? You need to stop imbibing!

Oh? How about freedom of religion and speech?

What a moronic statement!

Ibluafartsky  posted on  2010-10-23   20:20:46 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#59. To: Ibluafartsky (#55)

Weak? A government that controls the populace with violence? You need to stop imbibing!

there is virtually no government in Somalia, you really should consider moving there.

go65  posted on  2010-10-23   21:32:44 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#60. To: go65 (#59)

there is virtually no government in Somalia,

Do you pride yourself in posting stupid comments?

Somalia's Hizbul Islam: We Will Negotiate With Government

7 hours ago

Sheikh Hassan Mahdi, a high-ranking official with Hizbul Islam, told a Mogadishu radio station the group is ready to talk with the Somali government

Ibluafartsky  posted on  2010-10-23   21:40:39 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#62. To: Ibluafartsky (#60)

Sheikh Hassan Mahdi, a high-ranking official with Hizbul Islam, told a Mogadishu radio station the group is ready to talk with the Somali government

Then you'd better hurry up, you're opportunity to live a tax free, regulation free, gun toten', libertarian fantasy may be coming to an end.

From Wikipedia

Somalia, from 1991 to 2006, is cited as a real-world example of a stateless society and legal system.[1][2] Since the fall of Siad Barre's government in January 1991, there had been no permanent national government in Somalia[3] until the current Transitional Federal Government. Large areas of the country such as Puntland, and Galmudug are internationally unrecognized autonomous regions, while Somaliland is a de facto sovereign state. The remaining areas, including the capital Mogadishu, were divided into smaller territories ruled by competing warlords. In many areas there were (and still are) no formal regulations or licensing requirements for businesses and individuals.

Somalia is currently claimed as the sovereign territory of the Transitional Federal Government, internationally recognized as the Government of Somalia. Before December 2006, the TFG controlled only the town of Baidoa, the sixth largest city.[3] The intervention of Ethiopian government forces following the rise of the Islamic Courts Union, culminating in the latter's defeat in the Battle of Baidoa, allowed the TFG to expand its control under the protection of the Ethiopians. The TFG has not been able to effectively collect taxes, has no notable finances or real power base,[4] and has struggled to exert control over Mogadishu since an attempted move in late December 2006.

lucysmom  posted on  2010-10-23   22:04:13 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#79. To: lucysmom, ibluafartsky (#62)

The TFG has not been able to effectively collect taxes, has no notable finances or real power base,[4] and has struggled to exert control over Mogadishu since an attempted move in late December 2006

Hey Fartsky, let us know what kind of home you find there.

go65  posted on  2010-10-24   0:23:17 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#80. To: go65, ibluafartsky (#79)

Hey Fartsky, let us know what kind of home you find there.

I doubt he'll take the opportunity to be all he can be without government on his back.

lucysmom  posted on  2010-10-24 00:42:30 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#84. To: go65 (#79)

let us know what kind of home you find there.

The TFG has not been able to effectively collect taxes, has no notable finances or real power base

Why would I be looking for a home in Africa? You liberals are really retarded.

Yet it survives.

Ibluafartsky  posted on  2010-10-24 01:39:35 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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