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And someone who's been working in fast food since high school to support their family is unlikely to have the chance to get the education necessary to become a
by cimmanom 9y ago
And someone who's been working in fast food since high school to support their family is unlikely to have the chance to get the education necessary to become a hedge fund manager, nor the connections to help them get their first interview if they do manage to get that education. Even if they have an equal or greater aptitude for the work than the kid who's about to matriculate to Yale with tuition and expenses paid in full by his well-connected family.
This cartoon illustrates it well: http://thewireless.co.nz/articles/the-pencilsword-on-a-plate http://thewireless.co.nz/articles/the-pencilsword-on-a-plate
- airstrike 9y agoRight, and that's not something we can fix entirely. We can, however, empower kids and foster an environment that is at a minimum good enough to let them achieve more than their parents did. Regardless of the causes of such inequality, the fact is the CEO is more prepared than the janitor and is paid more accordingly.