Nowadays, being self-employed mostly means doing an [ unglamorous job with no job security and does not get a living wage ]( http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/03/self-employed-osborne-entrepreneurs ) . Being an entrepreneur (not counting funded startups) means taking a risk with your money — gambling on your success. There's a small chance you will make a lot, and a big chance you will lose all. You shouldn't gamble what you can't afford to lose, and nowadays most Americans (and Britons) are so close to the edge that they can't afford to lose anything. Therefore, it is foolish for them to be "entrepreneurial". When politicians say they want most people to be "entrepreneurial," it means they intend to make most people's lives risky.
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