STARTING A BUSINESS

That snarky comment about poor people pulling themselves up by their bootstraps usually is accompanied by " They could start a business."

That clearly would require some money, ( can you define the word "poor" ? )

How many people in the USA are poor ? Fifty million.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/06/poverty-rate-government-aid_n_4227925.html 

So FIFTY MILLION people could start a business to become " unpoor "

Granted that figure includes children, so let's say TWENTY MILLION people could start a business to become " unpoor "

Now the conundrum, if everyone in the country is an employer, where do we get employees ?

Who are the customers ?

I know you think I am being snarky myself now, or too simplistic. I just have this funny feeling that not everyone can own a business.

I cannot figure this out,

ED