In Detroit Mayor Bing wants to radically alter the City by shrinking it, then employ the remaining residents as urban farmers.
In D.C. President Barack has signed the National Healthcare Bill, which will radically alter the Nation, first by shrinking the clout of the medical insurance industry, then reducing the influence of the Doc’s and the committees to dictate, delay or deny treatment.
It all sounds plausible but neither of these politicians gets it. A downsized Detroit or an upsized health system won’t fix what ails us nearly as much as having enough money in our pocket or purse to meet our personal goals.
But since neither Bing nor Barack has the power to manufacture enough jobs to go around, downsizing and revising will have to appease us for now except… they won’t. Bill Clinton got it almost two decades ago. It was the economy then and it’s still the economy. Entrepreneurs not politicians produce jobs. Risk takers with vision make their own opportunity and create economic momentum for others to ride.
Entrepreneurship is the vehicle to take us where we want to go. Vegetables from urban farms, or healthcare for all won’t mean a thing if we can’t afford to buy it.
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