[jedward]

“Below are the 10 factors used for determining a county’s ‘Freedom’

Business Freedom
Trade Freedom
Fiscal Freedom
Freedom from Government
Monetary Freedom
Investment Freedom
Financial Freedom
Property rights
Freedom from Corruption
Labor Freedom

Note that ‘Trade Freedom’ is but only ONE of the 10 listed, yet free traders will beat others on the head over the term freedom, while relying on this as a foundation. I don’t agree with that at all. That’s the stinger. If my nation will drop it’s standard of living in order that Bolivia’s Degrees of Freedom gets closer to ours, I’ll throw a flag up.”

[1rudeboy]

You need to elaborate a little on your poke at Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom. Are you suggesting that "free traders" (more precisely, free marketeers) disregard business freedom, fiscal freedom, freedom from government, monetary freedom, investment freedom, property rights, freedom from corruption, and labor freedom because they are inordinately fixated on trade freedom? That's an interesting argument to make, if you can. Remember that we are on a thread regarding the dollar, which is a free-floating currency which is freely floating downward.

How do you propose shoring-up the dollar with running afoul of Heritage's categories?