Comments on: Hong Kong Named World's Freest Economy https://barelyablog.com/hong-kong-named-worlds-freest-economy-2/ by ilana mercer Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bearded Spock https://barelyablog.com/hong-kong-named-worlds-freest-economy-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14438 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:17:18 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=3607#comment-14438 A person who cannot afford to go to Hawaii is no better off than a person who is banned from going there. Economic freedom IS political freedom.

]]> By: Tim Hopkins https://barelyablog.com/hong-kong-named-worlds-freest-economy-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14437 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:32:48 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=3607#comment-14437 It’s a shame economic and political liberty are so dichotomized in the western world, where the philosophical underpinning of both are so frequently neglected.

]]> By: Heather https://barelyablog.com/hong-kong-named-worlds-freest-economy-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14436 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:31:28 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=3607#comment-14436 I agree. Economic freedom trumps political liberty. Even in the Soviet Union, the citizens were able to vote, but I doubt that privilege assuaged a hungry belly.

Consequently, I never understood Bush’s grand vision of bringing democracy to all nations on the globe. Why not drop economic sanctions and allow Americans to trade with these countries instead?

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