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Since you are posting to a metalworking newsgroup why
not use your talent to make something out of metal and sell it?
Really. As a smart guy I'm sure if you look around you will find a
product that is not being made.
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and herein lies the tale.... For at least the last 50 years the
American public education systems have been geared to producing
an organizational man that will be 'productive' [only] in large
organizations with no effort [and in some cases discouragment] to
suggest self-employment. For people that like order, stability
and continuity [like politicians and educators] the self-employed
are a cramp ITA because they are always trying something new and
ask too many questions, such as 'what's in it for me."

I don't have a solution to this.

Uncle George