In my opinion, the U.S. is living on borrowed time. The entrepreneurial spirit is still very much alive, and a lot of innovative things are happening in the tech area, but other than that, the U.S. economy looks very much like a third world oligarchy.
-Michael Krieger
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http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2014/10/13/new-report-the-united-states-sharp-drop-in-economic-freedom-since-2000-driven-by-decline-in-rule-of-law/