In a recent article in the Salt Lake Tribune Randy Simmons and Diana Thomas argue the security that economic freedom brings is instrumental in bringing about long-term economic growth.

Economists know that long-term economic growth depends on economic freedom. That growth suffers whenever governments intervene in labor markets, when they raise taxes and when they increase spending. In fact, Utah was one of the biggest losers in terms of economic freedom as we experienced the ninth-sharpest decline in the United States.