Tag: Heritage Foundation
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How Poor Are America’s Poor? Examining the “Plague” of Poverty in America
The Heritage Foundation: How Poor Are America's Poor? Examining the "Plague" of Poverty in America Poverty is an important and emotional issue. Last year, the Census Bureau released its annual report on poverty in the United States declaring that there were 37 million poor persons living in this country in 2005, roughly the same number…
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2006 Index of Economic Freedom
The 2006 Index of Economic Freedom has been released by the Heritage Foundation. Here is their description of the report. "The 2006 Index of Economic Freedom measures 161 countries against a list of 50 independent variables divided into 10 broad factors of economic freedom. Low scores are more desirable. The higher the score on a…