Progressing into Free Market Economies
The United States is a blessed nation to have freer markets than most. According to the 2013 Index
of Economic Freedom, the United States ranks as No. 10 in the most free market countries, while
Zimbabwe ranks No. 175 out of the 177 countries listed. (1) How are countries like Hong Kong,
New Zealand, and the U.S. ranked so high? With social cooperation, income inequality, comparative
advantages, freedom of trade, sound money, reductions in taxes and regulations, and protection of
propertyrights, more markets in other countries will too progress into free market economies.
Walmart is the largest chain of supermarkets in the United States today with over 3,000 stores
located across the country. I have always liked buying from Walmart simply because it has the
largest selection of a variety of goods at low prices. On the cereal aisle alone, there are eleven cereal
brands: Quaker, Uncle Sam, Weetabix, Cap n Crunch s, General Mills, Kellogg s, Kashi, Sunbelt
Bakery, Post, Malt O Meal, and Great Value. The bigger companies had sub brands. Quaker had
cereals like Life, Oatmeal Squares, Natural Granola, and Simply Granola. General Mills tied with
Kellogg s with the most types of cereal such as Cheerios, Chex, Lucky Charms, Trix, Fiber One,
Golden Grahms, Wheaties, Total, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Hershey s Cookies and CrГЁme,
Reese s Puffs, Dora the Explorer, and Kix. Kellogg s provided Frosted flakes, Froot Loops, Apple
Jacks, Krave, Scooby Doo, Corn Flakes, Smorz, Fiber Plus,
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