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From North Dakota To New York - Let Freedom Ring In The 50 States
Every two years the 50 states compete for the title of "Most Free State," and George Mason University's Mercatus Center rankings based on 200 factors generalized under Fiscal Policy, Regulatory Policy, and Personal Freedom, provide significant color on just how free (or not) the various states are. New Hampshire was the 'free-est' state in 2011 but fell to 4th this year as North Dakota is 2013's 'free-est' state. New York and California bring up the rear as the least free states but the following clip and charts show just where the freedom is spreading - Georgia, Arizona, and Idaho; and where it is not - Oregon, Kansas, and Colarado.
Overall Freedom
The overall freedom ranking is determined by combining scores for fiscal, regulatory, and personal freedom.
Economic Freedom
Economic freedom includes fiscal and regulatory policy.
Fiscal Policy (35.3%)
The fiscal policy dimension consists of the following categories: Tax Burden (28.6%), Government Employment (2.8%), Government Spending (1.9%), Government Debt (1.2%), and Fiscal Decentralization (0.9%).
Regulatory Policy (32.0%)
The regulatory policy dimension consists of the following categories: Freedom from Tort Abuse (11.5%), Property Right Protection (7.6%), Health Insurance Freedom (5.4%), Labor Market Freedom (3.8%), Occupational Licensing Freedom (1.7%), Miscellaneous Regulatory Freedom (1.3%), and Cable and Telecom Freedom (0.8%).
Personal Freedom (32.7%)
Personal freedom dimension consists of the following categories: Victimless Crime Freedom (9.8%), Gun Control Freedom (6.6%), Tobacco Freedom (4.1%), Alcohol Freedom (2.8%), Marriage Freedom (2.1%), Marijuana and Salvia Freedom (2.1%), Gambling Freedom (2.0%), Education Policy (1.9%), Civil Liberties (0.6%), Travel Freedom (0.5%), Asset Forfeiture Freedom (0.1%), and Campaign Finance Freedom (0.02%).
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Who gives a shit about pot and sodomite "marriage?" It's the gun stuff that is becoming a problem in WA. Your nannystaters seem to be getting the upper hand.
Citation needed. Suppressors were made even more widely available in 2011. Not too many states allow suppressors. You could always get a CCL. Not sure what "gun stuff"is.
If you don't like pot and sodomy and like guns stay out of the Seattle area. Washington is much bigger than just the Peoples Republic of Seattle.
"don't like pot and sodomy"
My first wife loved them both.
I miss her....
The whole neighborhood misses her...
You don't understand the personal freedom index, and to whom it applies:
The Dakotas - prison populations up, check. Native Americans intimidated at voting polls by Second Amendment adherents, check. Die, Bitch, Die Legislation passed, check. Now that's freedoms.
BS libertarian propaganda. Giving a free lunch to the richest with taxes so low its insane isn't freedom: it's stupidity. Same thing for so-called "right to work". Seriously, libertarians should go live in Somalia and leave us alone.
Been hearing your chains rattle around your neck for so long, the silence is deafening?
Where did this Somalia meme get started? Democratic Underground? HuffPo? Media Matters?
It is consistently the "slam of choice" employed against libertarians by those on the Left, which only serves to demonstrate lazy thinking. Do you literally look at a list of talking points that says Libertarians = Somalia? Because I've seen the Somalia thing in comment sections for years now.
While we're slinging hyperboles, perhaps you should get your ass to North Korea...
They are called libtards because they are liberal, and they are fucking retarded.
OK, it's redundant, but as they say, some things are worth repeating.
Libtards are also defined by group-think based socioapathy. IOW, they're fukin nuts.
Is it dark in that echo chamber?
Then try pulling your head out of your ass and stop parroting your "side's" talking points.
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Its all here folks, tune in to cnn/fox news/ZH and msnbc for your emotionally approved two minutes of hate.
Dont worry about running the country y'all too stupid and retarded for that leave it to us captains of industry, we'll give you a call when we need some cannon fodder for our next international armed robbery.
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Is godzilla your father (God)tsuki?
PPP did a poll in america, results are interesting.
The research found 34 per cent of Republicans polled believe a New World Order controls the world, compared with 35 per cent of independent voters and just 15 per cent of Democrats.
While a total of 44 per cent of Americans think the Bush administration deliberately misled the public over weapons of mass destruction in an effort to start the Iraq war, that breaks down to 72 per cent of Democrats and just 27 per cent of Republicans.
Only 23 per cent of Democrats think global warming is a hoax, but over half of Republican voters think climate change is an elaborate myth.
Meanwhile 33 per cent of Republicans think Saddam Hussein was in some way connected to the September 11 attacks, while 78 per cent of Democrats disagree with them.
McMolotov,
Somalia was organized around a clan based system that excluded any formal government. There was a "code" of conduct that had been agreed upon for centuries and maintained by clan leaders. There was Sharia component, but it was subservient to the greater code. While not a wealthy country, the people seemed to live in a reasonable degree of peace. It is referred to as Xeer.
All this changed when western governments decided they needed a western style democracy which has resulted in the total destruction of the social fabric and tremendous debt and violence issues (who would have thought?).
Since no central government was necessary, it is referenced in arguments concerning the need for States.
Rule of law, an efficient court system, local political representation, property rights. Finally, life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness (as defined by the supreme court as the right to own a business, own property, sell your goods and services).
Somalia doesn't have that.
Retard.
Get George Soros's balls out of your mouth.
Yet Somalia has faster and cheaper cell phone service with no functioning government.
Awww, poor little free shit soldier. Obama will drop a few worms in your mouth soon. Just open wide.
This is ZH where rich people are morally superior to poor people, because god said so.
Ephesians 6:5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
Versus your bizarre little socialist world, in which the weak, poor, stupid and lazy are morally superior to anyone of any success in life because a bunch of sadistic French loons and some 19th century Jewish drnukard bby the name of Karl Marx said so.
My god have you been watching my entire life on webcam, you seem to know my innermost secrets and personal philosophy down to my exact definition of socialism.
Thats the problem with yanks, you need to give em a course of critical thinking before you can have a debate wwith them, they just rant their sides talking points, obamas the messian/antichrist. hes a communist/fascist.
If you had a point it was lost in your Diatribe.
Thats the problem with yanks, you need to give em a course of critical thinking before you can have a debate wwith them, they just rant their sides talking points, obamas the messian/antichrist. hes a communist/fascist.
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Well, that is what 'americans' do. 'Americanism' kills debate.
No course of critical thinking could change that situation as 'american' nature is eternal.
'Americans' are unable to address 'americanism', as the world is 'american', they must flee in fantasy or propaganda
We'll get right on taking as serious the nonsensical bullshit from Euro-pussies who fall all over themselves to give their nations up to unelected bureaucrats in Brussels while their central bank lines them up in order of debt servitude to ass rape the last of their assets from them.
Nothing rings truer than listening to the condescending tripe of those whose socialist systems managed to hold on long enough for them to think it actually "works" because we bore the expense of them needing to field a credible defense for 50 years while they sat around jacking off experimenting with 35 hour work weeks and cradle to grave state care...
Your soldatz can fuxk off any time they like and take their nukes with em, airstrip one dont need any more freindly fire casualties from your boyz.
No one is beyond reemption anon, even americans..........
Andmr axenolith, we've had state healthcare for 65 years and we havent turned socialist yet......unless you count the sq mile oap's or our queen as stalinists.
Socialism 101:
Cretins, steal the wealth from those who have had more material success than you, and beat even those who are superior to you in body, or mind, or soul down into equality, with foam at your mouths and blood on your hands, and with ressentiment in your hearts, for you are morally entitled to all that is theirs. For they are the rich! And the rich are evil!
Listen up Ikea boy,
I suggest that each person has ability, if they use it they become successful, its morons like you who see wealth as the only measurement of a human beings value that are cretins.
I believe the economy should be used to benefit the lives of the people it employs, you seem to believe that people's lives should be used to benefit the economy.
I guess the above makes me a socialist b/coz i care about people more than i care about money.
There are values other than greed, just cos you is shallow and superficial it dont mean everyone else is, stop judging people by your own materialistic standards
"you are not the contents of your wallet, you are not your fucking Kahki's"
EDIT:
I let you off on the "my soul is superior soul" statement coz nobody is that egotisticlely challenged to believe their imaginary soul is superior to somebody else's imaginary soul.
How many angels can dance on the head of a pin, and how many battalions does the pope have.
WOW,
51 people who have a financial interest in maintaining the status quo voted you down, you should have left off the last line, them liberal types are touchy today.
I'm a Coloradoan soon to be an Idahoan. The Bolsheviks have taken over my beloved home. I met Hickenlooper 25 years ago, my wife was one of his original employees at the Wynkoop. I thought he had a spine but it turns out that he's just another Obama lap-dog douche bag politico wannabe. Way to go Hick, you cowardly fucking prick. Do you actually wonder why your wife doesn't want to live with you anymore?
The problem with Idaho is all the fallout that comes from Richland and Hanford, WA. It is one of the hottest wastelands in the nation. EVERYTHING EAST of these places is highly contaminated. Check into radiation related death statistics in the area you are planning on moving to.
"I thought he had a spine but it turns out that he's just another Obama lap-dog douche bag politico wannabe."
The fact that he's a Democrat should have been your first clue. what were you thinking? The entire party is full of Bolsheviks.
Shocked that WY is so low on the freedom ranking. Is it the gov't presence re: national parks and the land rights re: PRB coal beds? I would've thunk the Cowboy State to be nothing but liberty as far as the eye can see.
Helluva a job Cuomo! You fucking commie shit-stick.
Ironic how the supposedly open minded liberal run states are less free then the tight ass conservative run states. The states that dole out the most free stuff would happily make slaves of us all under the guise of compassion.
lots of free stuff spreading around.. not sure who the hell is conservative in money you talkin about
http://nationalpriorities.org/en/blog/2012/03/06/data-wednesda-per-capita/
It's not ironic, it's lying.
Freedom to cook meth keeps Missouri in the top ten
What's up with "tobacco freedom"? Why no "Cheetos freedom"?
Maryland, home of jack booted thugs dependent on the Washington DC cash heroin.
I was told not to scratch my nuts at the Dept of Motor Vehicles the other day. I told them that it was my right to able scratch my nuts wherever and whenever I please. They didn't take to kindly to that. 24 hrs later and $250.00 fine I was told by the the judge that I didn't have those kind of rights anywhere in public. Go figure, I'm a Bankster, we do what ever we want.
The thing we're leaving out is how many of the poorest zipcodes in the US...
Are located in South Dakota.
Lot's of freedom to be poor...
Let's show a map of EBT recipients...
Let's show a map of federal taxes paid out vs federal money returned...
Certain states are completely captured by single or two corporations.
Conagra, Purdue, Walmart, etc.
Ah, the old "red states take more out of the tax kitty than they put in" canard.
Red staters may not like the tax-and-spend game, but if they are gonna play, they are gonna PLAY TO WIN.
SUCK IT, blue state retards!
I don't fault them for taking what is being offered, that's just people acting on their incentives.
I take issue with the definition of "freedom(tm)" since that "freedom(tm)" is dependent on external support, which is the exact opposite of freedom.
"I don't fault them for taking what is being offered, that's just people acting on their incentives."
That's fine--as long as you don't complain about the benefits that union workers get. You wouldn't do that, now, would you?
But how many pc of their freedom is dependent on external support? 'American' enquiring minds would like to know.
Blended 2012 Election Map and 2009 Food Stamp Usage Map: http://oi49.tinypic.com/343hszn.jpg
Green is food stamps, red and blue is voting. All by county.
Have you ever been to South Dakota? It's on the Great Plains there is eff all there apart from agriculture some tourism (Black Hills) and oil thats it, no trees for miles just flat open grassland. Now what job opportunities do you expect?
There are 830,000 people in the ENTIRE STATE of South Dakota, and there are more useless eaters than that in single cities of other States.
Strange phenomenon occurring with BITCOIN.
It went from monthly new highs to weekly new highs to daily new highs and tonight it is hourly new highs.
A freakin whoopie party.
CA and NY both liberal strongholds are at or near dead fucking last in every single category. They should have put together a "karma" map for some added yucks.
Ny is a nazi police state with St. Police everywhere and i mean everywhere... I went to PA for a weekend and didn't see a single police vehicle.. Ny is the worst.
Everywhere? They're not in my neighborhood.
That's because you live in Harlem.
Damn until the last sentence I thought you were talking about Delaware... Still a little puzzled how DE waas ranked so highly. Maybe it's our sweet Chancery court?
Amerikan sheeple:
As long as you pay federal taxes and have to obey federal laws, the differences between the states are trivial.
Nope no state income tax is good, the state constitution forbids an income tax, ask people in the Democratic peoples republics of New England about taxes.
California is a big state. If you set aside the urban centers it is quite red. Where I live there is only a county government and no other services. Everyone is armed because when seconds count the sheriff is 45 minutes away if he shows up at all. No water service, no fire, no sewers, no sidewalks. The hospital is run by the Catholic Church. Hard to believe places like this still exist. But it is no utopia, the greens took over what government there is and used their new found "powers' to steal several hundred thousand dollars from me.
You must be in a coastal county.
So where would East Berlin fall on this chart?
Freer.
I wanted to junk you, call you names like paranoid libertarian-tard, right wing nazi, etc...
then I read the 2010 NDAA and the articles about the DHS purchases again. F-ck me...
Those are a lot of freedoms. Why not split even more freedom so that trade off might be even easier?
After all divide to rule should also be applied to freedom. Divide freedom in as many bits you can and play one bit against another.
One freedom against another freedom.
In more than 10,000 years of modern humanity, tyrants of all stripes failed to destroy freedom. Probably because most of them shared that human trait known as sincerity and they accepted themselves for what they were: tyrants. They did not feel that 'american' urge to be perceived for what they were not.
On 1776, July, 4th, appeared 'americans' who had the great idea of painting coercion for freedom among other things.
In 236 years only, those newcomers would manage to achieve what tyrants in the past failed.
Giving you those 'american' quantifications of something that can not be quantified.
0.06 pc freedom.
That state is 0.08 pc freer than this other state.
In this state, you might miss that 0.05 pc of freedom but it is made up for by some 0.055pc of freedom you get elsewhere.
'Americanism' is undubiously the best thing to have ever happened to humanity. At least one part of humanity. For the other, well, 'americans' have solved the problem, that part of humanity is simply not human but sub human or non human.
Welcome to an 'american' world, a friendly place to truth, justice and freedom, all this on the behalf of humanity.
AnAnonymous stammered incoherently:
Ah, yes, the era of the idyllic tyrant, regretfully accepting his role as oppressor of pastoral fiefdoms while admiring rainbows in the sky and seeking solace in the birdsongs of spring. Quite a Xanaduplicitous picture being painted by this guy. Another example of the trouble propagandists have to provide propaganda that could be believed for one second.
Priceless. Too funny. Must be based on personal observations made by this guy during magical journeys on time-traveling flying rickshaw inventioned by Ben Franklin. Don't take it back but what a waste of time (save for the good laughters).
On 1949, October, 1th, appeared Chinese citizenism proto-citizen Mao See Dung who, with his Peoples Liberation Army, had the great idea of painting brutal subjugation for liberation among other things (Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, et cetera).
Good projection onto 'americans' of behaviour of Chineses in centuries past. Good effort in maintaining illusion of Chinese citizenism fabled past via divertion and misportrayance.
But Chinese citizenism slavery was maintained and its end was postponed until the days, you know, until the days...
"undubiously" this Chicom troll needs to update his ESL lessons.
Put down the bong dude...
That cartoon is great,
I wonder how my little Emerald Isle would rate on the scale,
Not well I'm guessing,
There's a story in this morning papers about how the Govt are considering implementing a "dog seatbelt" law,
I. SHIT. YOU. NOT.
Blame it on the English. A guy I worked with in London from Ireland was taught as a kid that the Irish were forced to go into pubs by the English hence the chronic falling over a lot, I kid you not.
Living here in the Volunteer state while personal taxes are low however starting a new company is hard thanks to the mindless bureaucrats and idiot taxes on small businesses that discourage anyone expanding beyond bubba and his brother. Mind you I can now carry a gun into a bar.
Still climbing (faster) Last price:$147.39270
Brings back memories of the days of 1999
Then later when Linux Torvalds couldn't get his money out and lost most of his gains.
Don't see how Alabama is ranked so high on economic factors, state capital went bankrupt last year.
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I come soon.
It would be interesting to see this map alongside a map of total financial assets broken down by state.
Does freedom come with the money? Or does money make freedom flee?
Great... relatively free NH is landlocked by shitty Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York.
NH isn't landlocked.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=portsmouth+nh&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89e2bf754ad4a429:0x654bb469483c4ece,Portsmouth,+NH&gl=us&ei=UCNcUYy3FcOrqQH-zYGACQ&ved=0CNIBELYD
North Dakota is the most free unless you are a woman who needs an abortion. Then New York is looking pretty damn good.
Abortion is legal in North Dakota, (censored).
If Penna can shed Philly to that fuckin police state called New Jersey and surrounding suburbs,all would be well.So far most of state is pro gun.Fuckin hood rats.
It used to be there was the "People's Republic of Boulder", now it's turning into the "Peoples Republic of Colorado". That's OK though when you're stoned - stupid. How to tax weed and take away guns 101 tought here.
"States that prohibit same-sex couples from entering private contracts that provide the benefits of marriage (whether termed “marriages” or “civil unions”) take away an important contract right from these couples. "
FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE.
You can get every "contractual right" from marriage with a lawyer and a few thousand dollars. It's not freedom to legitimize hedonism.
France also has freedom from bathing.
Here in New Jersey...Slavery is Freedom....War is Peace.....Poverty is Prosperity....Hate is Love.....Cats are Dogs....Shoes are Hats....etc.
You can be sure Obama is already moving on North Dakota.
100 million armed Americans should vacation together in DC this summer.