Economic Freedom vs. Personal Freedom

Tags: Political Theory, Economic Freedom, Global Economy, Media and Culture

05/13/2022 Jeff Deist Stephan Livera

Would you give up voting in exchange for no more taxes? Stephan Livera joins the show to discuss the curious distinction between economic freedom and personal or political freedoms, and how we weigh those freedoms.

The Fraser/Cato Human Freedom Index: Mises.org/HFI The Heritage Index of Economic Freedom: Mises.org/IEF

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