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The Puerto Rico Institute for Economic Liberty (ILE, in Spanish) released a public policy report on the potential shift from the Nutritional Assistance Program (NAP) to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that concluded that that nearly 250,000 people could be inserted into the island’s labor force and keep their benefits until they can overcome government dependency. It also emphasizes the agility with which SNAP would address Puerto Rico’s needs when faced with natural events such as Hurricane Fiona or another pandemic.

In a free market, due to high competitiveness, participants are continually fighting to stay relevant. To do this, they have to be innovative. This causes investment, the creation of new and better jobs and better compensation.

To rebuild our government institutions and provide services of excellence and quality, we must have markets that encourage and facilitate the creation of wealth and its effective redistribution. If today we told a young Puerto Rican that the Puerto Rico of 30 years ago, was one full of opportunities, where there was upward mobility, in

The new non-governmental entity is founded on a deep belief that socio-economic prosperity comes from the creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation of individuals. Its efforts as a start-up think tank are centered on and motivated by free market principles.

The Institute of Economic Freedom seeks to contribute to the development of public policies in favor of entrepreneurship and economic growth.

New Hampshire has once again retained its status as the most economically-free state in the union, finds a new report released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.