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Originally Posted by FinnishAmerican
In America its always possible to survive and rise above the Ghetto level.
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Possible? Yes. Unlikely? Also Yes, According to a new report from the London School of Economics. Report at:
Disturbing finding from LSE study - social mobility in Britain lower than other advanced countries and declining - News archive - News and events - Press and Information Office - LSE
"In a comparison of eight European and North American countries, Britain and the United States have the lowest social mobility"
The full report is at the website at the beginning, ITs not too long, but a good read.
So, If the Opportunity ISN'T There for those of us in Poverty to "pull ourselves up from the bootstraps" then why get so angry when we stay in the ghettos, or on food stamps. Maybe If we actually had opportunity, like scary socialist Sweden, or Denmark, we wouldn't stay here. I've tried everything, and I'M still in the projects
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