This is part 1 of a 4-part article. Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Producers are the most important citizens, as Thomas Jefferson put it. Actually, the word he used was farmers—specifically, “tillers of the soil.” By producing food, farmers obviously had an important role in successful society. But Jefferson meant … [Read more...]
Overcoming Hamilton’s Curse, Part 5: Specific Entrepreneurial Challenges
March 13, 2010 by 1 Comment
Click Here to Download a Printable Version of this Article This is part 5 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Let’s get specific. Either a generation of entrepreneurs will arise or the "Patio Man" lifestyle will end. Very soon, the following must occur: Entrepreneurs must figure … [Read more...]
Overcoming Hamilton’s Curse, Part 4: The Right Level of Complexity
March 12, 2010 by 1 Comment
Specific Solutions that Only Entrepreneurs Can Provide This is part 4 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here The Right Level of Complexity The main criticism of simple societies is that they are often intolerant, controlling, and narrow-minded. This is an accurate and good criticism, and such simple … [Read more...]
Overcoming Hamilton’s Curse, Part 3: Habits & Complexes
March 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Specific Solutions that Only Entrepreneurs Can Provide This is part 3 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here There are at least two major roadblocks hindering this needed Freedom Shift. The first is habit. Our society has become habituated, at times addicted, to certain lifestyles. For example, when the recession hit, … [Read more...]
Overcoming Hamilton’s Curse, Part 2: Major Challenges
March 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Specific Solutions that Only Entrepreneurs Can Provide This is part 2 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Consider the major problems we are facing. Most are the natural results of too much reliance on institutional size and power and not enough initiative, innovation, and leadership from “little guys.” Of course, the few who are … [Read more...]
Overcoming Hamilton’s Curse, Part 1: Failed Solutions
March 9, 2010 by 1 Comment
Specific Solutions that Only Entrepreneurs Can Provide This is part 1 of a 5-part article. When America decided to follow Alexander Hamilton’s economic model instead of the Jeffersonian system, a number of changes occurred which now haunt our generation. Jefferson envisioned a nation of small farm and shop owners that spread around … [Read more...]
Entrepreneurs of the World, Unite!, Part 4
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Click Here to Download a PDF of This Article This is part 4 of a 4-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here The Growing Popularity of Producer Education Consider what leading thinkers on the needs of American education and business are saying. In Revolutionary Wealth, renowned futurist Alvin Toffler says that … [Read more...]
Entrepreneurs of the World, Unite!, Part 3
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Click Here to Download a PDF of This Article This is part 3 of a 4-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 4 Here The Power of Entrepreneurship The wooden stake that overcomes the vampire of an inelastic class system is entrepreneurial success. Becoming a producer and successfully creating new value in society helps … [Read more...]
Entrepreneurs of the World, Unite!, Part 2
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Click Here to Download a PDF of This Article This is part 2 of a 4-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Producer vs. Employee Society A society of producers is more likely to promote freedom than a society of dependents. Indeed, only a society of producers can maintain freedom. Most nations in history have … [Read more...]
Entrepreneurs of the World, Unite!, Part 1
March 2, 2010 by 1 Comment
Click Here to Download a PDF of This Article This is part 1 of a 4-part article. Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here A revolution is needed. Not just any revolution, mind you, but a specific kind of freedom shift that will make the critical difference. In order to progress, we need a renaissance of the … [Read more...]
