Three on health care

It has been fascinating to watch the rollout of the Affordable Care Act and all the dramas and subplots involved. Three items about it recently caught my eye.

First, government-sponsored health care is making it easier for some people to become entrepreneurs.

Second, this item from Politico suggests that the ACA has moved from being an election game changer to background noise.

Third, some people who have benefited most from the ACA seem to have a bit of trouble putting 2 and 2 together.

No doubt there will be more drama to come.

Another plus

Believe it or not, there are a lot of good things going on in West Virginia (he said, to reassure himself). One of them is the growth of the local food movement and the spread of community gardens and farmers' markets.

Disclosure: we have a garden and I actually planted a good bit of it and it actually grew, but working in it is not my favorite thing, I'm sad to say. I like them better conceptually than when you have to do weeding.

Anyhow, this story from WV Public Broadcasting tells how some folks in Charleston are using community gardens built on vacant lots on the West Side to build their entrepreneurial skills.

I'm all for that and wish them well. But based on my experience at Goat Rope Farm, I wouldn't advise anybody to quit their day job.

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