April 29, 2010 7:33PM 

# Thursday Links 

By Cato Editors 

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- [A free-market ‘5‑year plan’ to boost U.S. exports](http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/27/a-free-market-5-year-plan-to-boost-us-exports/).

- Randy Barnett on the government mandate to buy health insurance: “First Congress said it was a regulation of commerce. Now it’s supposed to be a tax. [Neither claim will survive Supreme Court scrutiny.](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704446704575206502199257916.html)”

- Under Obama’s budget, debt held by the public would grow from 53% of GDP at the end of 2009 to 90% of GDP at the end of 2020. [David Boaz](https://www.cato.org/2010/04/26/the-greek-model/): “It was a good idea to get science and democracy from the ancient Greeks. It’s not such a good idea to get fiscal policy from the modern Greeks.”

- Looking for the best way to explain the difference between being “pro-free markets” and “pro-business”? The Chamber of Commerce [just made it very easy. ](https://www.cato.org/2010/04/28/ron-paul-the-chamber-of-commerce-and-economic-freedom/)

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