List of countries from the freest to most unfree.
Submitted by ryno.t1985 on Mon, 09/03/2012 - 13:20in
Here is ranking of the freest countries in the world to the most unfree. U.S. ranks #10 so I guess we are not that bad. Over 130 countries worst off than us.
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lie, china has more freedom than the us
Some of those rankings
...are bs imo.
donvino
I have visited many countries.
They were all more free than here. Poor countries are far freer than rich ones. It is not profitable to control poor people.
How the US ever got to No. 10 is completely beyond me. If the US has so much economic freedom I wonder why the we have lost nearly all of our factories in the last 20 years.
If this place is free, I may as well wilt away and die.
Yeah I agree. I think
Yeah I agree. I think Switzerland is the freest country I been to. I don't remember seeing any police when I was there, but I'm sure they have them.
In Singapore there are manadory caning punishments (public
whipping) for spitting, jaywalking or littering.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1017.html
That doesn't sound very free to me.
This only judges economic
This only judges economic freedom.
From the web page of the State Department:
"Commercial disputes that may be handled as civil suits in the United States can escalate to criminal cases in Singapore and may result in heavy fines and prison sentences."
Doesn't sound like a whole lot of economic freedom either.
Hmm, then (@ the OP) how does
Hmm, then (@ the OP) how does this list judge economic freedom?
Economic freedom. The USA's
Economic freedom. The USA's Constitutional freedom is far greater than any of these other countries. True free speech. The best gun laws in the world.
Better than Switzerland's gun
Better than Switzerland's gun laws?
Switzerland's gun laws never
Switzerland's gun laws never allowed concealed or open carry except for militia members and those who had a job which required a weapon (like private security.)
Switzerland also had it's gun laws butchered by the 1999 Gun Act and then further when they agreed to the European Union's Schengen treaty. All guns are now required to be registered, every gun needs a permit to purchase and there is a form of assault weapon ban.
I saw a video online where
I saw a video online where the Swiss citizens own automatic assult rifles in their homes. All the male citizens are military trained in the local Swiss militias though.
The automatic rifles are only
The automatic rifles are only for those who are currently doing their militia service. Once their service is over, the rifles are converted to semi-auto only if they wish to keep them. Civilians cannot own fully automatic weapons.
Why does Norway have the
Why does Norway have the highest standard of living in the world when they are socialist? Is it because of their noninterventionism?
No, Norway is part of NATO
No, Norway is part of NATO and strongly supported the War on Terror.
Then why are they so rich
Then why are they so rich being a socialist country?
Not a lot of people, but a
Not a lot of people, but a lot of natural resources, espcially North Sea Oil. Why are the Gulf States rich?
This space available
Exactly, check their oil fund
Right now, more than $100k per citizen in their oil fund.
They did sth. all the other european nations failed to do: They build up savings! Well, mainly to finance the high social costs in the future. The fund invests only abroad and follows ethical guidelines.
Wikipedia may not be the best source of information these days, but check the link for yourself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Government_Pension_Fund_of_...
Here is the link
Here is the link http://www.heritage.org/index/ranking