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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 08:07 AM Original message |
The problem is that the US doesn't have a good word for "entrepreneur" |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. Because individual entrepreneurs cannot get or afford health insurance. A strong disincentive. nt |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 08:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. why is then France ahead ? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 08:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Because small biz in the US pay more than larger ones for health insurance. nt |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 08:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. divide by four |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 09:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Is it not the absolute amount, but the comparative amount? |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 09:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. so because it's unfair |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 07:16 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. I'm sure American small companies carry the same disadvantages |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Because French society is more hostile to large businesses? |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 10:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I don't think so |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. bingo. |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 07:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
20. If they are over the age of 50, are taking prescription medications, have a pre-existing condition, |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
2. Multinational Corporations hate actual free markets and entrepreneurs. |
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Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
5. We don't really want people |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 07:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. ^^^ Everyone, Read That |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 09:10 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. And further, I think there would be a lot more drive with more necessary support. -nt- |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
7. We do not live in a democracy, where the will of the people is the organizing |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
11. On the contrary, we do have a good English word for "entrepreneur" |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
12. Wall Street rules, small business dies |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Exactly. The "competition" myth. |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 10:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. which means that social mobility |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 07:18 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Man, is that myth still around? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
22. Entrepreneur is every bit as American as pizza and tacos |
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