Wednesday, January 7, 2009

PRI Release's "The Sizzle Of Economic Freedom"

The Pacific Research Institute is a free-market think tank and has just released a report providing support that the benefits from greater economic liberty include:

* Higher personal income
* Less unemployment
* Faster economic growth
* More macroeconomic stability
* Greater capital investment and productivity
* More business startups
* More entrepreneurship and innovation
* A better-educated workforce
* Less poverty and inequality
* Better health
* Greater population inflows
* A cleaner environment
* A better quality of life
* More democracy and peace

The press release can be found here.

Also, the report in its entirety can be found here.

5 comments:

Douglas Porter said...

FALSE: * Higher personal income
FALSE: * Less unemployment
TRUE, BUT ONLY FOR THE CORPORATIONS: * Faster economic growth
FALSE: * More macroeconomic stability
PARTIALLY TRUE, AND FALSE:* FALSE: Greater capital investment and productivity
TRUE:* More business startups
TRUE AND FALSE:* More entrepreneurship and innovation
FALSE:* A better-educated workforce
FALSE: * Less poverty and inequality
FALSE: * Better health
TRUE, ILLEGALS: * Greater population inflows
FALSE: * A cleaner environment
FALSE: * A better quality of life
FOR THE SHORT TERM:* More democracy and peace

Josh said...

Did you read the study?

Douglas Porter said...

Nope, but I know that this list is false.

Josh said...

"Nope, but I know that this list is false."

Than you willingly remain ignorant.

I am not arguing on this thread unless you read the study and want to discredit the facts provided in the study.

Douglas Porter said...

"Than you willingly remain ignorant."

No, I've gone around this merry-go-round enough times to know better.

"I am not arguing on this thread unless you read the study and want to discredit the facts provided in the study."

Good for you. As far as I'm concerned, you discredited yourself a long time ago by single-mindedly adhering to principle over fact.