Just How Nepotistic Are We?

[Donald Polish]

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Which is horrible. You go into politics for the sake of going into politics. You don't have a real reason for running, a mission to help citizens. Just being a politician....
America is run by money and egoistic politicians.

 

[Teddy Pollins]

There's a term for this: intergenerational (dis)advantage. Basically the idea that you're more likely to be successful if your parents are successful. You'll grow up in a nicer neighborhood, you'll probably go to nicer schools, you'll have a close role model for how to be successful, etc. And all that's even before networking comes into play.

 

[Mr. H.]

And teachers no longer enter education teach. They do it knowing they can have a job for life and retire with a big fat pension. In the meantime, they just punch the clock and carry out the mandates of government.

 

[quorthon]

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