Free Markets

Free markets are the best way to promote economic growth and create opportunity for all. Property rights, rule of law and sound money are necessary core conditions for prosperity. As a result, nations with freer markets have stronger economies.

Additional Resources:

Index of Economic Freedom, Heritage Foundation
Murray N. Rothbard, “Free Market,” The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics, 2nd Edition.
Robert A. Lawson, “Economic Freedom,” The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics, 2nd Edition.
Fred L. Smith, Jr., “Countering the Assault on Capitalism,” Competitive Enterprise Institute, February 1, 2012.
John Mackey, “To Increase Jobs, Increase Economic Freedom,” Wall Street Journal, November 16, 2011.
Mark A. Zupan, “The Virtues of Free Markets,” The Cato Journal, Vol 31, No. 2, Spring/Summer 2011.
Richard W. Rahn, “A Lesson in Free-Market Economics,” The Washington Times, May 25, 2010.
Walter E. Williams, “The Argument for Free Markets: Morality vs. Efficiency,” The Cato Journal, Vol 15, No. 2-3, Fall/Winter 1996.

New CF&P “Economics 101” Video Demonstrates Need for New Direction in Health Care

July 10, 2012

This mini-documentary from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation explains that “third-party payer” is the main problem with America’s health care system. This is why undoing Obamacare, while desirable, is just a small first step if we want to reduce costs and boost efficiency.

Third-Party Payer is the Biggest Economic Problem With America’s Health Care System

July 10, 2012

The Health Care Choice Act: Lowering Costs by Allowing Competition in the Individual Insurance Market

October 5, 2009

According to one estimate, freedom to purchase insurance policies issued in other states could save some families as much as 30 percent on their health policies. Unleashing the Constitution’s promise of unfettered interstate commerce is the most effective way of breaking up the inefficient oligopolies created by state politicians.