economic freedom

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Singapore is not China—and some U.S. politicians should study the difference

The average Singaporean earns about 30 per cent more than the average American.


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Canada should learn from Singapore’s stunning economic growth

Government spending (as a share of the economy) in Singapore is around 15 per cent compared to more than 40 per cent in Canada.


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Measuring human freedom—Hong Kong plummets to 46th worldwide

Those who live in the freest jurisdictions in the world earn more than three times as much as those in the least-free.


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Nazi-Soviet pact sealed the fate of several countries

The new allies agreed to carve up Europe, splitting Poland down the middle.


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Despite best-laid plans, socialism does not create abundance

By the early 1980s, there were 57 Poles waiting for telephone service for every 100 subscribers.