How Free is America's Economy? The 2011 Index of Economic Freedom

[ukusapillage]

go to the debt clock and youll see total debt 54 trillion then you see small biz assets and peoples assets and big corops assets youll see the big corps numbers growing and the small peoples or main street middle class shrinking this is a buy off of america cheap since 2000 they are buying up america

[onstageagain]

National debt is now $14,639,000,000,000.

When Obama took office Jan 09, national debt was $10,626,000,000,000.

Fed owes a whole lot more now, including to China, $4,247,000,000,000 in just 945 days. The fastest increase under any president ever.

Obama says yes, we can get control of the debt. But every time he says that he adds trillions of $-$ in infrastructure repairs R needed . With interest rates so low, according to the thinking of Obama , now is the time to borrow more!

[lvll138inrs]

government spending and taxes are disgusting.

[F0ra11Fr33m3n]

"Entitlement cut" Translation....we desire the right to get away with all the money we embezzled from the people for 2 generations without having to pay it back. The lazy slaves never deserved to be taken care of anyways. NO, disregard that it was their money put into these programs.

[utimo1122]

3 words "deport the illegals"

[sipraomer]

Can't a Super Power live peacefully and learn to survive within its own resources? Is it impossible?

[rogatto1]

Stop blaming Obama,blame Bush and his war on imaginations.The American dream,spend money like there is no tomorrow.

[NssOssPtm]

lol, if those government spendings didnt take place, american economy would have been CRUSHED. dont let people who made this video (which is obviously for their own benefit) confuse you. if anyone dont believe me pick up a book on macro economics (types they use to teach at universities, not crap random people write to bash the governments) its about 100$ but its worth it. there are also free editions online and used ones for less tahn 40$

[nadz109]

they want eveybody dumb, broke, and under controll.

[shakemahead]

A wise man once said, be nice to people on the way up because you will be meeting them on the way down!

[treid100182]

FREE enough for the RICH to scam us in '08 with a false economic meltdown...

Heritage foundation= a GOP suck-fest.

[swh1123]

obama has raised our national debt more in two yrs than any president in history... thay might be why we are complaining.

[jcondon11]

Right wing extremists didn't care at all about the deficit while they launched two trillion-dollar wars, handed out no-bid contracts to their military friends, a sweet prescription deal to the drug companies, and huge tax breaks for the rich. Now they are crying about the debt they ran up as an excuse to attach Medicare and Soc Security. Looks like a good reason to slash the Pentagon budget to me.

[3rdStoneObliterum]

yes it is dead. this was a gay video.

[Niv6548]

Govt loves to spend our tax money on food stamps. Wic, medicaid. Watch my video "Govt Nutritionist exposes d truth". It will b eye opening.Watch m

[luizcadu]

The US has lost economic freedom because it is in crisis. Funny how the Heritage Foundation makes you believe it's the other way around.

[HeritageFoundation]

@luizcadu while it's true that scores dipped last year as a result of the financial crisis, the global average increased this year. america's continued drop is a result of its policies (reckless spending, growing government) which must change.

[Esoteric0714]

@HeritageFoundation This is absolutely correct. Policies such as massive corporate subsidies, and reckless tax breaks for the wealthiest (and least productive) members of our society have led to a continued drop in U.S. economic freedom. As far as growing government however, one must remember that the U.S. is a democracy. The people are the government, and they have a right to defend themselves from the war on the middle class.

[httm241]

@HeritageFoundation its people like the koch brothers that are killing the american dream

[jcondon11]

@luizcadu yes, reckless growing military spending must change. Cut it by half at least. I'm sure $400 Billion a year will still be enough to protect us from donkey carts.

[DuBarryFilms]

@luizcadu NO simpleton we are in crisis because of financial unfair advantage!~

[mcap52]

You want to know how to get our freedom back?? Abolish your current government and start from scratch....

[3tcpx]

lol you should have come up with a better name for the subdomain that has the index of economic freedom.

[yakyakyak69]

Stop the Corruption!

REAL PROSPERITY is IMPOSSIBLE as long as the Fed, Fiat Debt-Curreny and Fractional Reserve Banking exists.

The Fed gives corrupt crony politicians the power to borrow, debase & spend to buy “support” from Special Interest Groups, Too Big to Fail Corporations, the Military-Industrial Complex & Wall Street Cartels.

Central Banking = Political Bribery & Cronyism!

Watch: Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve" here on YouTube.

Starve the Pit Vipers… END THE FED.

[3martijns]

Progressives have been Destroying the American Dream for 100 Years!!

[betodesign101]

@3martijns and they've been very efficient in doing so i might add.