Quote: (10-23-2011 01:17 AM)Magnum Wrote:
One fundamental part of the American culture I like is the idea that you can rise to the top no matter what circumstances you were born into.America probably has more rags to riches success stories than anywhere.Originality and Ingenuity are really rewarded...The problem is big business is making it harder and harder for independant guys to get their start now and those big business models flow on to the rest of the world.
"I like is the idea that you can rise to the top no matter what circumstances you were born into"
Unfortunately,this is less and less true compared to a couple or more decades or so.
It still happens,but a lot less than it did.
Social mobility is probably near its' worst level for a long long time in the US.
If you were born to poor parents in the last couple of decades or so the likelihood is you're going to be on the poor side too.