Freedom in the 50 States, sorry Washington.

[Chee-to]

Saw this on another site, interesting.............

Freedom in the 50 States | Mercatus

Freedom in the 50 States
An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom
Jason Sorens, William Ruger | June 7, 2011

This study comprehensively ranks the American states on their public policies that affect individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal spheres. It updates, expands, and improves upon our inaugural 2009 Freedom in the 50 States study.


State Freedom Rankings

1. New Hampshire
2. South Dakota
3. Indiana
4. Idaho
5. Missouri
6. Nevada
7. Colorado
8. Oregon
9. Virginia
10. North Dakota
11. Florida
12. Oklahoma
13. Iowa
14. Texas
15. Georgia
16. Tennessee
17. Kansas
18. North Carolina
19. Alabama
20. Utah
21. Wyoming
22. Arizona
23. Nebraska
24. Mississippi
25. Wisconsin

26. South Carolina
27. Michigan
28. Arkansas
29. Montana
30. Vermont
31. Pennsylvania
32. Kentucky
33. Maine
34. Minnesota
35. Louisiana
36. West Virginia
37. New Mexico
38. Connecticut
39. Delaware
40. Washington
41. Illinois
42. Ohio
43. Maryland
44. Alaska
45. Rhode Island
46. Massachusetts
47. Hawaii
48. California
49. New Jersey
50. New York

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[lowridedon]

Washington's rank of 40 does not suprise me. Oregon's rank of 8th is shocking. 32 states are worse than Oregon? Really?

 

[del_and_bones]

I'm sorry, I'm not buying it. I grew up in Alaska and just about anything is legal.

 

[Silver Fox]

+1 on Alaska..... Really?

Also Vermont.... Judges have ruled public nudity is constitutional so I am not buying that either.

SF-

 

[Chee-to]

I'm sorry, I'm not buying it. I grew up in Alaska and just about anything is legal.

It's a "overall" Personal and Economic Freedom

#44 Overall
#49 Economic
#5 Personal

 

[del_and_bones]

Okay, I'm with ya. I don't agree with their reasoning for that economic rating. However I have not read every state's write up. Time for some data mining!

 

[Jerry]

Yaawwnn.....

 

[4Freedom]

How come states with the worst weather are the freest?? I mean how many of you people here would like to be in Northern New Hampshire in mid January? Anyhow, much respect to the "Live Free or Die" state.

 

[coastal steelheader]

I sure can't disagree with Washingtons ranking, but how the **** did Oregon rank so high?

 

[4Freedom]

NFA Ok and Bar Carry... Simply put, Oregon does have some of best gun laws in the country.. For now...

Oregon is a red city with a blue major city that runs half the state. Nonetheless, Demographics, still work in our favor here. In regards to taxes and mismanagement, well we can thank our blue friends in the Valley for all that mess.

 

[nwwoodsman]

Funny the California and New York, the two states with more "liberals" than any other states are at the bottom of the list. Maybe banning happy meals, military recruiters, and goldfish aren't the way to go