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Why America's Economic Freedom Is Dying (And How to Save It)
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America? Slipping fast. Thirty years. Economic freedom crashed. Heritage charts it. Fraser confirms. Freedom House screams.
Work. Trade. Own property. All under siege. The government boots heavier each day.
Why? Ignorance. Schools spit out test-takers. Not thinkers. Econ exams? Useless. They drill models. Data tricks. Miss the soul.
What Is Economic Freedom?
Simple definition:
The ability to make economic decisions without government control.
You work where you want. Trade with whom you want. Own property. Use it productively.
Contract freely. Transact freely. Live freely. That's economic freedom.
America used to be the leader. The gold standard. The example for the world.
Not anymore.
The Real Problem
We have the data. We see the decline. But data doesn't tell us why.
To fix it, we need to understand the root cause.
And the root cause is this:
Americans don't understand economics. They don't understand how the economy functions. They don't understand how freedom creates prosperity.
Without that understanding, the slide continues. Down. Down. Down.
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The Testing Illusion
High schools have AP Economics exams. Colleges have the Test of Understanding College Economics.
Students take them. Students pass them. Students get degrees.
So we're good, right?
Wrong.
These tests measure memorization. Not thinking.
Students learn economic models. They learn to predict outcomes. They learn data analysis.
They become employable economists. But they can't think.
They don't question assumptions. Don't recognize fallacies. Don't see unintended consequences.
They passed the test. But they learned nothing.
The Perfect Example
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Economics degree from Boston University.
AOC pushes policies that destroy wealth. She ignores clear economic thinking. Favors political expediency over economic reality.
She passed the exams. But what did she learn? Nothing.
The Missing Foundation
Economic education needs to return to its roots.
Adam Smith. Frédéric Bastiat. F.A. Hayek. Milton Friedman.
These thinkers understood something critical:
Freedom creates prosperity. Not government programs. Not regulations. Not subsidies.
Freedom.
But schools don't teach that anymore. They teach models. Graphs. Equations. They don't teach thinking.
Bastiat's Warning
Frédéric Bastiat wrote in the 1840s.
French economist. Brilliant mind. Satirical genius.
He demolished protectionists in the French government.
His message was simple:
Trade barriers and monopolies make a few people rich. At everyone else's expense. When you limit trade with other nations, you limit consumer freedom.
Higher prices. Lower purchasing power. Reduced standard of living.
Sure, domestic jobs might be "saved" in the short term.But long term? Everyone's poorer. That's the sacrifice of freedom. 180 years later, we haven't learned.
Today's Misconceptions
Misconceptions about markets, money, and trade are everywhere.
Social media. Classrooms. Congress. The White House.
They shape policies that sound compassionate. Feel good. Make people cheer.
But they cause harm.
Price controls create shortages. Tariffs raise prices. Deficit spending mortgages future growth.
Basic economics. Known for centuries.nIgnored today.
Why?
Because people don't understand. And politicians exploit that ignorance.
The AI Problem
With AI coming, it gets worse.
AI will reinforce misconceptions. Not challenge them.
If the training data is wrong, AI amplifies the error. Garbage in, garbage multiplied out.
So the economic illiteracy that's destroying America? AI will turbocharge it.
Unless we fix education first.
What Schools Should Teach
Forget memorizing models. Teach critical thinking about policy.
Teach that intentions don't guarantee outcomes. Every policy has trade-offs.
Teach students to see the unseen. The unintended consequences. The hidden costs.
Teach them to question baseline assumptions.
Teach them that what sounds good often does harm.
That's real economics.
That's what creates informed citizens.
That's what protects freedom.
Why This Matters to You
When economic education fails, you get poorer.
Politicians sell you illusions. Price controls. Rent controls. Minimum wages.
Sounds good? Sure.
Work in reality? Never.
Price controls create shortages. Rent control creates housing crises. Minimum wages destroy jobs.
Economics 101. Known since Adam Smith. But people don't know it. So politicians sell it. And you buy it. Then you wonder why you're broke.
The Freedom-Prosperity Connection
Here's the fundamental truth schools don't teach:
Freedom creates prosperity. Not equality. Not fairness. Not compassion.
Freedom.
When people are free to work, trade, own property, and contract, they create wealth.
When the government restricts those freedoms, wealth disappears. It's not complicated. It's not abstract.
It's reality.
But schools disconnected freedom from prosperity. They teach economics without that foundation.
So students graduate thinking the government creates prosperity. Regulations protect people. Subsidies help the poor.
All false. All destructive. All making you poorer.
The Sophistries
Bastiat called them "sophisms." Clever-sounding arguments that are actually wrong.
"Buy American to save jobs." Sophism.
"Tax the rich to help the poor." Sophism.
"Print money to stimulate the economy." Sophism.
They sound good. They feel right. They're politically popular. And they're economically destructive.
But without economic literacy, people can't spot them. So politicians keep using them. Keep winning elections. Keep destroying wealth.
What I'm Doing
I teach financial education.
Not what schools teach. What actually works.
Assets vs liabilities. Cash flow vs capital gains. Real money vs fake money.
The stuff that builds wealth. The stuff that creates freedom.
Schools teach you to get a job. Save money. Invest in mutual funds.
That's not freedom. That's dependence.
I teach you to own assets. Control cash flow. Build systems. That's freedom.
And that requires economic literacy.
The Stakes
America is losing its economic freedom. Fast.
The data's clear. The trend's undeniable. And the cause is economic illiteracy.
People don't understand how the economy works. Don't understand how freedom creates prosperity.
So they vote for politicians who promise free stuff. Who promise to "help" them. Who promise to "fix" problems the government created.
And freedom dies.
Every law. Every regulation. Every program. Death by a thousand cuts.
It's Not Too Late
But we can reverse it. How?
Economic education. Real economic education.
Teach critical thinking. Teach the history of economic thought. Teach the connection between freedom and prosperity.
Teach students to question. To analyze. To see beyond the surface. Teach them Bastiat. Teach them Hayek. Teach them Friedman.
Not just models. Not just graphs. Not just tests.
Thinking.
Real thinking about real issues with real consequences.
The Public Conversation
We need a different dialogue.
One grounded in reality. One that acknowledges trade-offs. One that questions intentions.
From voters to lawmakers to entrepreneurs.
Economic literacy is the foundation.
Without it, we're finished.
Democracy can't function when citizens are economically illiterate.
They'll vote for whatever sounds good. Whatever feels right. Whatever promises free stuff.
And freedom will die.
Your Move
You can't fix the education system alone.
But you can educate yourself.
Read Adam Smith. Read Bastiat. Read Hayek. Read Friedman.
Learn how the economy actually works. Learn how freedom creates prosperity. Learn to spot sophisms.
Then teach others.
Your kids. Your friends. Your community.
Because the schools won't do it. The politicians won't do it. The media won't do it.
You have to do it.
The Unsensored Bottom Line
Economic freedom is dying because economic education is dead.
Schools teach students to memorize and regurgitate. Not to think.
So we get AOC’s with an economics degrees. Economically illiterate.
Destroying what's left of American prosperity.
Bastiat warned us 180 years ago. We didn't listen. Now we're paying the price.
But it's not too late. If we return economic education to its roots. If we teach critical thinking. If we connect freedom to prosperity.
We can reverse the decline. We can restore economic freedom.
We can save America. But the clock is ticking. And the window is closing.
Which side are you on?
Kiyosaki Unsensored
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