Social immobility a greater problem than income inequality

2.3.2012 EDITORIAL THE TIMES REPORTER NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio

While the conflict between rich and poor has dominated political rhetoric, sluggish social mobility is a greater threat to the American dream. The country is becoming more stratified. and improving one’s economic standing is harder than ever. Recent studies find 65 percent of Americans born into the bottom one-fifth of income stay in the bottom two-fifths, while 62 percent of the top fifth stay in the top two-fifths.

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For all the shouting, the electoral season has remarkable silences, too

Kayla Welch

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Social immobility a greater problem than income inequality

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