According to the "Economic Freedom of the World: 2013 Annual Report", the U.S. continues to lose economic freedom. The U.S. has seen more than a decade of decline in economic freedom, having been ranked 2nd on the freedom index in 2000, 8th in 2005 and now 17th in the current report. Meanwhile, economic freedom has been modestly increasing internationally.
According to the "Economic Freedom of the World: 2013 Annual Report", the U.S. continues to lose economic freedom. The U.S. has seen more than a decade of decline in economic freedom, having been ranked 2nd on the freedom index in 2000, 8th in 2005 and now 17th in the current report. Meanwhile, economic freedom has been modestly increasing internationally.