Kim Holmes on the 2010 Index of Economic Freedom

Kim Holmes discusses the 16th edition of the Index of Economic Freedom by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.

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[ilikenoodles1]

What a surprise. Government is messing up the economy. Who'dda thunk it?

[biarritz59]

Get the Republicans back "AS SOON AS POSSIBLE".

[mikemat3307]

Fiat currency is fraudulent. Fractional reserve banking is fraudulent. The Federal Reserve and FDIC are fraudulent institutions created by the government. Manipulating interest rates is fraudulent. Allowing banks to mark their toxic assets at face value, instead of at true market value, is accounting fraud. The massive amount of off-balance-sheet transactions the banks have, is fraudulent.

Our entire banking system is based almost entirely on fraud.

[treid100182]

Getting FACTS from the Heritage Foundation...

... is like taking dietary advice from Ronald McDonald...

[retardstupidass]

actually, they have. look at the barbars off the coast of north africa as soon as right after the nation was created

[classic7890]

Another Paulist feeling his oats comin outta the woodwork? Should there be troops in Germany or Europe now that Communism has been neutered, `course not. To argue that people must be "strong armed" into believing in inalienable rights is laughable. These rights are innate and natural. It`s the opposite,they want us to convert to islam. Sheesh, u paulists are in a Heritage Foundation posting. Your head in the sand kook ideas only fly amongst yourselves

[mcap52]

You can quote the Constitution all you want but that will not make it right.Our founders did not envision the military setting up camp in 130 foreign countries,the military was to protect us from invaders,not to strong arm others into doing things our way.

[classic7890]

@helltrackrider The Constitution specifically authorizes a Military but does not specify how to word any deceleration of war. You seem to accept a theoretical military as long as that theoretical military does nothing. Try P.L. 107 - 243 is VERY specific and the military achieved its goal and beyond, it`s repairing what it broke thru sheer magnanimity. The PL doesn`t get anymore Constitutional. You deny the koran specifically dictates the conversion of all infidels?

[helltrackrider]

Is our military within other nations borders?

yes.

this is prohibited by the Constitution as it is not specified within the Constitution, seeing as these other Nations did not sign the Constitution to be governed by our Federal Republic...so, their border are off limits to the reach of our government...period.

"Authorizing" the President to proceed with military action far differs from "Declaring" war on a nation, wait...on a religion, wait...on terror...any rate, Un Constitutional.

[classic7890]

@helltrackrider It`s clear you`re an obvious Paul crank now. S.korea is not being "occupied", Germany. Iraq,etc. NONE of these countries` govt.s have stated the yare "occupied". You`re straw man is exposed. Congress did declare war and the Constitution does not specify HOW Congress must word it. Try P.L. 107 - 243 then get back to us here on planet Earth. U know jack shit of the US Con. Look, you Paulists are gonna get your heads handed to u when u think u can debate your kook ideas.

[helltrackrider]

pathetic...Article 1, Section 8 to uphold occupying other Nations in a time of peace...

also, doesnt it say Congress has teh power to declare War?...funny, i thought that they "voted" that power to the President to declare war...when it specifically says "The Congress shall have Power To...declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water"...

yep...un-Constitutional War, un-Constitutional occupance of foreign nations...

[classic7890]

@helltrackrider So far you didn`t know about islam`s invasion of Europe. You have no idea what the koran dictates in regards to infidels and to top it all of you know jack shit of the US Constitution. Try Article 1 Section 8,then get back to us here on planet Earth. What next from you Paulists, it was 911 was an inside job, the CIA has done a coup and taken over the USA. Now what, it was 'Da Jooz, Da JOOZ ! " ?