70% of Americans born at the bottom never reach the middle

Excellent stuff from Scott Winship on the War on Poverty: But while intergenerational mobility has not worsened, it has failed to improve. Perhaps it would have worsened if not for the war on poverty, or perhaps we have not reduced poverty enough. More likely, income is less important for child mobility — and income inequality … Continue reading 70% of Americans born at the bottom never reach the middle