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Sharing anecdotes about pulling yourself up by your bootstraps doesn't change the fact that the biggest predictors of your life outcomes are your parents income
by mullingitover 7y ago
Sharing anecdotes about pulling yourself up by your bootstraps doesn't change the fact that the biggest predictors of your life outcomes are your parents incomes and your zip code.
- JoeAltmaier 7y ago{citation}
- mullingitover 7y ago"Parental Income Has Outsized Influence on Children’s Economic Future" https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/about/news-room/press-releases-and-statements/2015/07/23/parental-income-has-outsized-influence-on-childrens-economic-future https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/about/news-room/press-releases-... "Your ZIP Code Might Determine How Long You Live—and the Difference Could Be Decades" https://time.com/5608268/zip-code-health/ https://time.com/5608268/zip-code-health/ "New U.S. Census Bureau Research Maps the Roots of Social Mobility" https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/opportunity-atlas.html https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/opportun...