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minus-squareBeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 hours agoBecause we’ve been lied to so well that we can “Make it!” that we never accept the idea we’ll never make it in the USA.
minus-squarematlag@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoIronically, the USA rank only 27th in the Global Social Mobility Index. The 1st is… Denmark, followed by other Northern Europe countries with high tax rates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index You have more chance of “making it” in Denmark, providing you accept “making it” means getting a cozy comfortable life and not becoming filthy rich.
Because we’ve been lied to so well that we can “Make it!” that we never accept the idea we’ll never make it in the USA.
Ironically, the USA rank only 27th in the Global Social Mobility Index. The 1st is… Denmark, followed by other Northern Europe countries with high tax rates.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index
You have more chance of “making it” in Denmark, providing you accept “making it” means getting a cozy comfortable life and not becoming filthy rich.