香港连续20年“全球经济最自由” 美国跌出前十
<p><span word="World">World</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="Index">Index</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Freedom">Freedom</span>, <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> 10 <span word="most">most</span> <span word="economically">economically</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="enterprise">enterprise</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> 0 <span word="to">to</span> 100 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="evaluating">evaluating</span> 10 <span word="categories">categories</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="soundness">soundness</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="effects">effects</span>: <span word="Countries">Countries</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="measurably">measurably</span> <span word="outperform">outperform</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>. <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="stagnation">stagnation</span>, <span word="high">high</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deteriorating">deteriorating</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="heavy">heavy</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="mobility">mobility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="injustice">injustice</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="is">is</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="marginal">marginal</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="exceeding">exceeding</span> 43% <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="runaway">runaway</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="skyrocket">skyrocket</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shackle">shackle</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="impedes">impedes</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="languishes">languishes</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="leaping">leaping</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>—<span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Governments">Governments</span> <span word="in">in</span> 114 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>. <span word="Forty">Forty</span>-<span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="index">index</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p>
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