[Willie Green]

My fear is that, the next generation could remember Bush Administration as one that reduced taxed, but created a great Deficit to pay.

Related threads:
Bush's budget gyrations
US drops out of world's 10 freest economies list, says WSJ

In relentless pursuit of a global corporate plutocracy, the Bush Administration has left intact an economically oppressive federal regulatory bureacracy while undermining American Middle Class business interests with importation of foreign goods and labor.

[alessandrofiaschi]

Yes, the next 3 and half years should be devoted to reduce Government, Agencies and the millions of government employees financed with tax money. Republicanism with (so called) compassion is only another name for Socialism, not Free market. I repeat, this one is the last occasion.

[alessandrofiaschi]

And thanks for the links. We also could PING each other about Economics articles on FR.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Ah, Willie, according to the index used to figure this out, the more restrictions a government imposes on free trade, the lower you fall on the chart.

So, are you coming out in favor of free trade now?