has anyone ever looked at a correlation between (difficulty of getting independent medical coverage) vs (entrepreneurial activity) by state?
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Replying to @joshu
It might be more subtle than that—for example in Iowa, people will start a business but keep a full-time job for the health care. Conversely, some people are forced into entrepreneurship the jobs they would otherwise apply for are being held onto by near-retirees, for health care
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There's a town revitalization project in Coon Rapids where they got a bunch of people to open storefronts on the historic main street (stuff like candle shops and boutiques) but they only open for a few hours because everyone involved also works full time for health insurance
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The fact that even full-time farmers also work jobs (for the health insurance) has knock-on effects by limiting employment opportunities for younger people (since farmers are old) and keeping incomes down, which thwarts entrepreneurship. It's all a giant interconnected hairball
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Replying to @Pinboard
i mean this all seems to speak to my thesis, which is that lack of health care limits entrepreneurialism.
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Very much so. I'm just cautioning you against how you measure the entrepreneurial activity, since it's not as simple as it being entirely inhibited
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