Indiana Ranked in the top 5 states for personal and economic freedom

[dusty88]

Cato report here Freedom in the 50 States 2015-2016 | Overall Freedom | Cato Institute

 

[JTScribe]

California/NY 49 and 50 . . . no surprise there.

 

[BogWalker]

I'm pretty happy with that.

 

[Expat]

Thanks to some excellent governors and legislatures.

 

[m82mike]

Guess it's the reason I keep coming back to Indiana, even though many other places seem nice. No place like home!

 

[d.kaufman]

I think we should try pushing for that #1 spot!

 

[BuickGS]

New Jersey #47 and people ask me why I'm moving back...

 

["Username"]

If only we could get the federal government to pass "national reciprocity", we could be a bit more like New York or California.

 

[voidsherpa]

States rights FTW

 

[oldpink]

Our resident contrarian will be along shortly to explain what's wrong with this.

 

[dusty88]

I think we should try pushing for that #1 spot!

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Sunday alcohol and car sales

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Sunday alcohol and car sales

So, is now a bad time to remind INGO that you can buy alcohol on Sundays?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

They're a bit behind. I don't know if this correction would be enough to jump a spot but...

Gun rights are fairly secure, especially for concealed carry, but the state has a stricter-than-federal minimum age for possession, dealer licensing, and a ban on short-barreled shotguns.

Then under recommendations:

Personal: Legalize happy hours, direct wine shipments, and Sunday alcohol sales. Combined, these reforms would have raised Indiana from sixth to fourth on personal freedom in 2014.

 

[KLB]

They're a bit behind. I don't know if this correction would be enough to jump a spot but...



Then under recommendations:

The rankings are for Dec 31st, 2014.

 

[Expat]

So, is now a bad time to remind INGO that you can buy alcohol on Sundays?

I can't buy it at my grocery store on Sundays and that is the only way I want to buy it.

 

[dusty88]

I can't buy it at my grocery store on Sundays and that is the only way I want to buy it.

But if you say "mother may I go to a microbrewery" mamma will say "Ok, I grant it"

Don't ask mamma if you can shop for cars on Sunday though.

 

[Streck-Fu]

I can't buy it at my grocery store on Sundays and that is the only way I want to buy it.

The legislators of Indiana prefer you to go out to a restaurant, drink, then drive.

 

[AmmoManAaron]

Sunday alcohol and car sales

So, is now a bad time to remind INGO that you can buy alcohol on Sundays?

A good job has been done in riddling the Sunday alcohol law with exceptions, but I'm pretty sure what Dusty meant (and many others are thinking) is that it is time to put the final bullet in that law and get rid of it altogether - any easier sell now that it has so many exceptions

 

[bwframe]

Forget the alcohol.

We have 2A work to do. Lets exempt ourselves from the Federal BS on gun free zones and suppressors.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I can't buy it at my grocery store on Sundays and that is the only way I want to buy it.

I'll just stand here and pretend that I did not hear that.