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Study: Most Liberal States Are Least Free

May 10, 2009 by Orlando  
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An interesting study by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University found the most liberal states actually have the least amount of freedom. Here’s a synopsis of their findings:

We find that the freest states in the country are New Hampshire, Colorado, and South Dakota, which together achieve a virtual tie for first place. All three states feature low taxes and government spending and middling levels of regulation and paternalism. New York is the least free by a considerable margin, followed by New Jersey, Rhode Island, California, and Maryland. On personal freedom alone, Alaska is the clear winner, while Maryland brings up the rear. As for freedom in the different regions of the country, the Mountain and West North Central regions are the freest overall while the Middle Atlantic lags far behind on both economic and personal freedom. Regression analysis demonstrates that states enjoying more economic and personal freedom tend to attract substantially higher rates of internal net migration.

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One Response to “Study: Most Liberal States Are Least Free”
  1. Jenn Sierra Jenn Sierra says:
    May 10, 2009 at 10:10 am

    They apparently have a higher mortality rate, too: http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/extract/dyp152

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