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Not in terms of class mobility. Yes the floor is higher but try accumulating wealth in Sweden.
by defnotashton2 6y ago
Not in terms of class mobility. Yes the floor is higher but try accumulating wealth in Sweden.
- amiga_500 6y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index Sweden: 4th Usa: 27th
- kybernetikos 6y agoNormally class mobility is not thought of as equivalent to accumulating wealth. In some ways they're almost opposites. Sweden typically ranks much higher on class mobility measures than the USA.
- twblalock 6y ago> Normally class mobility is not thought of as equivalent to accumulating wealth. In some ways they're almost opposites. Accumulating wealth is the only way poor people can stop being poor. Of course it's related to class mobility.
- kybernetikos 6y agoSure, they're related, but they are not equivalent and even oppose each other in some ways. A society that emphasises wealth accumulation above all else will have the privileged accumulate so much wealth it'll be nearly impossible for the poor to catch up, no matter how talented or hardworking. One way of measuring class mobility is looking at your liklihood of finishing your life in a higher 'class' (variously definied) than you started it, or than your parents had. With that kind of measure, Sweden does extremely well. Certainly much better than countries like the USA, which arguably do emphasise making the accumulation of wealth (when you already have a lot of it) easier.