Economic Freedom is Declining in the U.S.

We once ranked No. 4 in the world, according to the Heritage Foundation. Now we’re 25th.

by John Stossel Reason.com

Politicians claim their bills bring us good things. Free health care! Child care! A cellphone for all!

But government isn’t Santa Claus. Government is force.

Most every law takes away a little of our money or freedom or both.

The Heritage Foundation ranks economic freedom across the globe. The United States once ranked No. 4 in the world, but we’ve been in decline. This year, as my new video explains, we’re 25th.

“If you care about living a prosperous life, you should care about what government economic policies are,” says the Heritage Foundation’s Derrick Morgan.