Morning Bell: The Government Spending Threat to Economic Freedom | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.

Morning Bell: The Government Spending Threat to Economic Freedom | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.: "This morning, The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal released the 2011 Index of Economic Freedom, and while the news is good for many countries, it is depressing for the United States. All told, 117 countries, mainly developing and emerging market economies, improved their Economic Freedom Index score. Meanwhile the U.S. dropped to 9th place, remaining “mostly free,” weighed down by the burden of President Obama’s spending spre"