Do let me know if you ever come across one.
It’s all relative. I certainly wouldn’t live in the US on a bet. In the restricted way the term ‘freedom’ tends to be used ,the US is probably one the freest nations in the developed world.
Common American attitudes favour Laissez Faire capitalism based on Libertarianism. IE “I’m OK, fuck you jack”
As for free trade. Perhaps you could list least say half a dozen countries in which that occurs.
To be fair, you might well be happier in a county such as Canada or Australia. These are two places which are far better to live than the US if you are old, ill, a child, or unemployed. Probably better if you are a petty criminal because we do not have the 3 strike rule. —and I haven’t even mentioned race.
Oh, no guns, no mass shootings. We also have strict seatbelt legislation. Our Universal health care is funded by a mandatory 2.5% tax levy. I guess those things make us less free. I don’t care.
My attitude is there is only so much a government can (or should) protect people from themselves. I think one responsibility of government is the redistribution of wealth. That this is crucial in areas of social justice such as health, education and welfare.
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“In the fourth quarter of 2020, the share of net wealth in the United States held by the top 10 percent increased slightly from the previous quarter to 69.6 percent. At the beginning of 1990, this figure stood at 60.5 percent. During this period, the wealth share of the 90th to 99th percentile remained broadly constant at around 37 percent, while the share of the top one percent increased from 23.5 percent of net wealth to 31.4 percent.”