Sept. 22
Soldiers and Sailors Hall
Why An Alternative Conference to the G20 Summit?
Freedom Conference 2009 is designed to help people better understand the ramifications of the G20 Summit. We want to go beyond the talking points being issued to see whether or not their proposals are economically sound, and to offer suggestions and input about feasible alternatives.
There are many people who oppose the G20 because they are fundamentally opposed to the idea of free trade and global integration. We do not share those views. We believe that the future exists in markets that allow for greater opportunity in all countries, and where the excesses of regulation do not hinder individuals or governments from stimulating true economic growth. Our concern and disappointment is that although the G20 Summit public proclamations seem to support this, a more thorough analysis is much more centralized and bureaucratic. Freedom Conference 2009 will present these details to the public so that there is better understanding of what this summit might actually create.
What Questions do we have about G20?
Our first question is: What costs will be incurred by the adoption of their proposals? The creation of international institutions and mandatory regulation may have staggering costs both in terms of their creation and ongoing commitment. Between the cost of the created regulatory agencies, the cost of lost production, and potential cost of redistribution to bring other nations into compliance, the final bill may extend into the billions or higher. Statements from previous G20 Summits lead us to believe that they will recommend that there should be global obligations mandated through taxation and penalty.
Our second question is: To whom will the people adopting and enforcing these policies answer?
Freedom Conference 2009 is designed to help people better understand the ramifications of the G20 Summit. We want to go beyond the talking points being issued to see whether or not their proposals are economically sound, and to offer suggestions and input about feasible alternatives.
There are many people who oppose the G20 because they are fundamentally opposed to the idea of free trade and global integration. We do not share those views. We believe that the future exists in markets that allow for greater opportunity in all countries, and where the excesses of regulation do not hinder individuals or governments from stimulating true economic growth. Our concern and disappointment is that although the G20 Summit public proclamations seem to support this, a more thorough analysis is much more centralized and bureaucratic. Freedom Conference 2009 will present these details to the public so that there is better understanding of what this summit might actually create.
What Questions do we have about G20?
Our first question is: What costs will be incurred by the adoption of their proposals? The creation of international institutions and mandatory regulation may have staggering costs both in terms of their creation and ongoing commitment. Between the cost of the created regulatory agencies, the cost of lost production, and potential cost of redistribution to bring other nations into compliance, the final bill may extend into the billions or higher. Statements from previous G20 Summits lead us to believe that they will recommend that there should be global obligations mandated through taxation and penalty.
Our second question is: To whom will the people adopting and enforcing these policies answer?