The Virtues of Entrepreneurialism

Straight to the point: I think more people should start a business, work in sales, or do something entrepreneurial with their lives.

One hundred years ago, 10% of America was NOT self-employed. Today, it’s 90%. I grant you, we are far less an agrarian society today, but I fear an important ethic of self-reliance has also gone missing.

More widespread entrepreneurialism, I think, can be an important step toward:

*A greater ability for the ‘average joe’ to climb the socioeconomic ladder, bridging growing net worth inequality.

*A more heightened control over one’s financial future.

*More community involvement. No one is more involved in their communities than local merchants.

*Maintaining a competitive edge among foreign competitors.

*Uniting families around a unified cause.

*Healing the health care crisis in America. The bridge to lower costs is higher accountability.
Besides a co-pay and a paycheck reduction, the only accountability that the working class has is collective higher unemployment.Those are just some initial thoughts.