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So what does this say about the intergenerational poverty in the US?

doveryai 5y ago
In large part hereditary, like most things. https://www.amazon.com/Son-Also-Rises-Surnames-Princeton/dp/0691168377 https://www.amazon.com/Son-Also-Rises-Surnames-Princeton/dp/...
kuzuman 5y ago
Jensson 5y ago
Not much, the main problem is that the kids aren't getting basic education. Every kid in developed nations has access to free education and parents aren't allowed to make their kids work to feed the home instead of going to schools. In Nigeria kids often don't have access to free education, and even when they do parents often prefer having their kids work to bring home money over making them go to school.
- netizen-936824 5y ago
  What about kids in poverty in the US? Are you sure they're getting a good education? Are they hungry when they go to school? How hard is it to learn when you don't have good nutrition?
  - AlexTWithBeard 5y ago
    They are getting a decent education. In addition, they get for free perfect knowledge of English, work eligibility in the US and an extensive network of friends and relatives. Something that many immigrants can only dream about.
    - amcoastal 5y ago
      Educations are relative. Sure the inner city US education is good compared to Nigeria, but they arent going to be competing with Nigerians for college admissions and jobs. They will be competing with other Americans who got vastly superior free educations.
      - Jensson 5y ago
        > Educations are relative. No it isn't, Nigeria remains a poor country since its population doesn't get proper education. That keeps them much poorer than for example USA. Poor people in USA can be relatively rich from a global perspective since they get so good education, you couldn't keep the wealth USA currently has if the bottom 40% couldn't read like is the case in Nigeria.
  - anamax 5y ago
    There are many food programs as well as meals at schools in the US. Before you write "food deserts", the data isn't as clear as you think it is. (The "researchers" ignored food stores.) More to the point, stores go to where folks will buy what they're selling (unless they're burned out or lose too much to shoplifting).
    - redis_mlc 5y ago
  - Jensson 5y ago
    There are issues with poverty in the US, they just aren't very similar to the issues poor people face in Nigeria so this article doesn't say much about that issue.
- deleted 5y ago
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In large part hereditary, like most things. https://www.amazon.com/Son-Also-Rises-Surnames-Princeton/dp/0691168377 https://www.amazon.com/Son-Also-Rises-Surnames-Princeton/dp/...

kuzuman 5y ago

Jensson 5y ago

Not much, the main problem is that the kids aren't getting basic education. Every kid in developed nations has access to free education and parents aren't allowed to make their kids work to feed the home instead of going to schools. In Nigeria kids often don't have access to free education, and even when they do parents often prefer having their kids work to bring home money over making them go to school.

netizen-936824 5y ago
What about kids in poverty in the US? Are you sure they're getting a good education? Are they hungry when they go to school? How hard is it to learn when you don't have good nutrition?
- AlexTWithBeard 5y ago
  They are getting a decent education. In addition, they get for free perfect knowledge of English, work eligibility in the US and an extensive network of friends and relatives. Something that many immigrants can only dream about.
  - amcoastal 5y ago
    Educations are relative. Sure the inner city US education is good compared to Nigeria, but they arent going to be competing with Nigerians for college admissions and jobs. They will be competing with other Americans who got vastly superior free educations.
    - Jensson 5y ago
      > Educations are relative. No it isn't, Nigeria remains a poor country since its population doesn't get proper education. That keeps them much poorer than for example USA. Poor people in USA can be relatively rich from a global perspective since they get so good education, you couldn't keep the wealth USA currently has if the bottom 40% couldn't read like is the case in Nigeria.
- anamax 5y ago
  There are many food programs as well as meals at schools in the US. Before you write "food deserts", the data isn't as clear as you think it is. (The "researchers" ignored food stores.) More to the point, stores go to where folks will buy what they're selling (unless they're burned out or lose too much to shoplifting).
  - redis_mlc 5y ago
- Jensson 5y ago
  There are issues with poverty in the US, they just aren't very similar to the issues poor people face in Nigeria so this article doesn't say much about that issue.
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