Don't agree with this at all. In fact, this seems like a very American point of view. There's plenty of poor countries where people are allowed to fail. It d

Don't agree with this at all. In fact, this seems like a very American point of view. There's plenty of poor countries where people are allowed to fail. It doesn't correlate to upwards mobility. Some of the richest people - Gates, Bezos, Buffett - were able to become that way because they had a safety net provided by their parents. They were able to take risks knowing they wouldn't become destitute if it didn't work out.