bullshit. Herman Cain, Ben Carson, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Beyonce, A Rod, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Katie Couric, George Soros, the Koch brothers, Imelt, Trump.
anyone willing to work can make it in the USA, you losers and leeeches make me sick.
Uh, several of your bright shining examples inherited their wealth.
Yes, so what? They used what they inherited to start businesses, create jobs, pay taxes---------how awful.
Success is much easier when you start on the finish line.
So how do you explain those who started the race bare foot and with a sprained ankle yet they still manage to win?
How many of those who come from disadvantaged circumstances make it? Very few. And those that do are exceptionally talented/smart/ driven, and they had a lot of help along the way. They had someone who believed in them, mentored them, opened doors for them. Sometimes it's a parent, a teacher, or a neighbour, or a first boss. They made it because someone saw the talent and nurtured it.
Low income parents are now working longer hours, just to support their families. There's less time and money for enrichment like museum trips or books or computers to help their kids succeed.
Schools in poor areas are poorly staffed, with fewer resources and larger classes. The school lunch programs provide poorer nutrition so young brains aren't getting the nutrients they need to succeed and with larger class sizes, teachers have less time for individual students.
There is little investment in education for the children of the poor. Conservatives believe that children need their mothers to be at home from them, unless the mother is poor. Poor mothers have to return to work as soon as possible after giving birth. No maternity leaves for the poor.
Expecting a poor child to succeed in today's economy is like rowing out to the middle of the lake, tying rocks around his legs, throwing him overboard and expecting him to swim to shore.
Saying that a handful make it, the rest are too lazy to swim is hardly a solution.
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