The free market is the engine of economic growth and the only way to expand opportunity and maintain basic individual rights. An economy driven primarily by individuals generates wealth and allocates resources in the most efficient way, while an economy controlled by the state only distorts the market, allocating resources in an ineffective way and redistributing wealth by infringing upon the rights of the individual. Therefore, because we firmly believe in the power of the individual to choose what is best for him or her, we strongly support the free enterprise system, where the market allocates resources, individuals make decisions and the government makes sure the rule of law is respected.

A free-market policy agenda would consist in the following policy items:

• Tax reform to make the tax system simpler and fairer
• Low taxes to spur private investment and job creation
• A balanced budget and a government that lives within its means
• The protection of private property as an essential human right