Economic Freedom and the Size of Government

James Mahon

Challenge, 2014, vol. 57, issue 1, 67-81

Abstract: It has long been argued that big government leads to freedom lost. Guess what: The author, after careful analysis, shows that it is often the opposite. Higher taxes, in particular, mostly lead to more freedom, even according to conservative indices of freedom.

Date: 2014
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