The chance for social mobility, typically presumed to be upward mobility, is the American Dream. One such example is going from a working class, immigrant, sin

The chance for social mobility, typically presumed to be upward mobility, is the American Dream. One such example is going from a working class, immigrant, single mother family to being a multimillionaire. That is of course not the only one, as you seem to suggest. If it were, then you cannot point to anyone who lives the American Dream, because everyone's path through life is different. > how is the American safety net thread bare? It’s 60%+ of the federal budget? Yes, it's pretty well known the US overspends on a lousy safety net. For example, "Americans pay more for health care and get fewer results, according to a new analysis." - https://abcnews.go.com/Health/us-spends-health-care-countries-fare-study/story?id=53710650 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/us-spends-health-care-countrie... Did you skip the part about "creche care and schooling and health care" in Denmark? Do you know how much daycare/preschool costs in the US? Much less daycare/preschool with trained career professionals like they have in Denmark? Being a multi-billionaire doesn't make one a social policy expert either. That doesn't prevent people from listening to the nonsense Gates says about education. As I suggested, think of this piece as directed to the people who listen to Gates because he's a famous rich person. Do you listen to social policy experts? What do they say about this topic? If you don't listen to social policy experts, then clearly having a multi-millionaire support a global wealth tax, higher taxes, etc. is effective at reaching a new audience.