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There are many, many factors, but that's one. Income inequality mapped with social mobility is called "The Great Gatsby Curve." The usual suspects have the hig
by nommm-nommm 11y ago
There are many, many factors, but that's one. Income inequality mapped with social mobility is called "The Great Gatsby Curve."
The usual suspects have the highest social mobility - Denmark, Norway, and Finland plus Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socio-economic_mobility_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socio-economic_mobility_in_the...
Social safety nets actually lead to an increase in social mobility.
- jdjdndij 11y agoUhh, no. That's because they're homogenous. Homogenous cultures have higher social mobility. Cities like San Francisco and New York for example have lower social mobility than places like Utah or Nebraska. http://www.newyorker.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cassidy_04.jpg http://www.newyorker.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cassidy_...
- pc86 11y agoWhy would you make a throw-away account for this?
- cgh 11y agoCanada is not a homogenous society.
- nommm-nommm 11y agoCanada is homogeneous? If you actually read the Wiki I linked you'd see that it mentions race/racism and gender/sexism as factors as well.
- refurb 11y agoplus Canada Which is funny because a lot of Canadians come to the US because it has better career (and salary) opportunities than Canada.
- nommm-nommm 11y agoProbably mostly for the already upper class?
- refurb 11y agoI wouldn't say that. I grew up with middle and lower-middle class kids. A lot of them (who were driven) moved to the US since it was the quick way to get into the upper class. Much easier than an Canada.