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The self-employment study says that when people who are self-employed switch to dependent employment their wages are at least as high as their dependent employment counterparts.

From an earnings perspective, that makes start ups more appealing. You can take a shot at starting your own company. If it fails, you can still make at least as much money as if you had not started your own company.

The other thing is this blog post is looking at the average outcome. If you are starting a company, you are already starting from the assumption that you are not average.




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