Why is it harder in America to climb the economic ladder than in Europe? (school, education)
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Of the European nations only Norway (Luxembourg is really not a fair comparison), a nation with a more homogenous population, outscores the US when it comes to PPP' the economic stat that matters the most.
Yep. America is big and strong!!!! USA!!!! USA!!!! Who cares that those euros have a better quality of live, we have the most billionaires!!!! USA!!! USA!!!
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Originally Posted by whogo
If we could get our involuntary minorities to take a job we would surpass Norway quite quickly.
Yep. America is big and strong!!!! USA!!!! USA!!!! Who cares that those euros have a better quality of live, we have the most billionaires!!!! USA!!! USA!!!
If you live in a country that is not extreme in terms of poverty vs wealth, there is not as much need for social mobility in the first place.
I think that summed it up nicely. Our poor arent even close to poor by anyones standards. Its not that its harder to climb the ladder here, its that there isnt much of a need when government now supports so many americans from cradle to grave..
Does the OP really expect people on welfare, or those on social security to climb the economic ladder?
Our educational system, which is a virtual monopoly, stinks. Untill the union stanglehold is broken, things will not improve.
However, not all studies share the conclusion of the one linked in the OP.
"The few studies that have compared mobility in the United States and other countries have concluded that, despite significant cross-national differences in labor market structures, mobility rates seem to be quite similar across countries."
I think that summed it up nicely. Our poor arent even close to poor by anyones standards. Its not that its harder to climb the ladder here, its that there isnt much of a need when government now supports so many americans from cradle to grave..
Does the OP really expect people on welfare, or those on social security to climb the economic ladder?
What I had said actually applies to both the US and Europe, in the former as poor people there are not really poor like Africa poor, in the latter because societies there are on average much more egalitarian to begin with.
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