The Heritage Foundation is an American conservative think tank[1]. I think I'll take what they have to say with a pinch of salt.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heritage_Foundation

Anyway we aren't really talking about removing peoples economic freedoms, you can have a strong economy whilst retaining workers rights, social support and environmental controls. It's the poorest parts of the world that don't have a handle on this stuff.