These are the freest states for off-grid living

February 7, 2017 at 1:00 a.m. | Updated February 7, 2017 at 12:38 a.m.

by Dave Flessner

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Cato Institute ranks the freest states based on everything from tax laws to gun laws to government regulation to education freedom. The freest states for regulatory policy, personal freedom and fiscal policy are:

1. New Hampshire

2. Alaska

3. Oklahoma

4. Indiana

5. South Dakota

6. Tennessee

7. Idaho

8. Florida

9. Iowa

10. Arizona

Source: Cato Institute. Georgia ranked 22nd and Alabama ranked 23rd.

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