Ben Shapiro
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39% rose to a higher quintile about 30 years later.
37% fell to a lower one.
62% of children from the top quintile fell to a lower quintile.
By the same token, 63% of children who grew up in the bottom quintile rose to a higher one, upward mobility.
So would you like to not be impoverished in the United States?
It turns out virtually everyone who does these three things will not be permanently poor in the United States.
Graduate high school, get married before you have kids, get a full-time job.
Statistically speaking, you will not be permanently poor in the United States.
Bottom line is...
personal decision-making is still the number one factor in success.
Proclaiming victimhood at the hands of a system, a broader system, is unlikely to lead you to actual true achievement in this life.
We'll get to more on this in a moment.
First, imagine this.
A stranger breaks into your house, sets up cameras, sells the footage of your private life.
Outrageous, right?
Illegal, clearly, but online, that actually is totally legal.
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