"Would you rather be happier or have less freedoms?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_Press_Freedom_Index http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_Press_Fr

"Would you rather be happier or have less freedoms?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_Press_Freedom_Index http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_Press_Freedom_Index http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index#2008_rankings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index#2008_rankings The US does better in economic freedom indices, not surprisingly, since there is much more market regulation in the EU: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_Economic_Freedom_historical_rankings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_Economic_Freedom_histo... What do you prefer, freedom of speech and democracy, or economic freedom?