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You said two very different things: the American Dream was not a possiblity for everyone and it is very difficult for her No rational person thinks it is ea
by 300bps 12y ago
You said two very different things:
the American Dream was not a possiblity for everyone
and
it is very difficult for her
No rational person thinks it is easy in the United States to go from being low-income to high-income. But hopefully also no rational person thinks it is "not a possibility for everyone" as you first said.
I went from a very low-income family to very high-income myself, so I know it is possible.
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- TeMPOraL 12y agoI don't think it makes any practical sense to talk about whether something is strictly possible or strictly not; if a random kid has 0.0001% chance of crossing the income barrier then of course you can say that "it is possible for everyone", but that doesn't change the fact that for that kid it's next to impossible, period.
- readme 12y agoYou had about the same chance of being knighted as a feudal serf.
- readme 12y ago>But hopefully also no rational person thinks it is "not a possibility for everyone" There are plenty of rational people who believe that and I'm certain they could provide you with convincing arguments for their stance.