Social programs provide a safety net that promotes entrepreneurial risk taking, according to several research projects that studied the correlation between welfare and business creation in America. These results may seem startling in a country that has long taken pride in the dream of self-sufficient march to riches. If US entrepreneurs have been enjoying a rather less intrusive government than in other countries, research shows that the ability of the public sector to take care of the people has been playing a significantly positive role. Capitalism may not be solely the fruit of brazen adventurers and small government after all.
Welfare in America breeds entrepreneurship, research shows
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