Poor kids who do things right don't do better than rich kids who do things wrong

Re:Poor kids who do things right don't do better than rich k... by jomamaxx on Monday October 24, 2016 @09:05PM (#12784361)

Despite your claims about socialization of higher education - which is perfectly true - America actually graduates a lot more people out of college than European countries. A lot more.

There is a better 'safety net' in most European countries, but there is a lot more opportunity in America. It's 100% true that 'anyone can make it' - as long as 'making it' means having a job, owning a home, in a regular place like Cleveland or Pittsburg or whatever.

Europe has a much, much stronger class system than the US.

American companies have tons of workers and professionals who came from poor situations. Europe is not like that at all.

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Re:Poor kids who do things right don't do better than rich k... by flukus on Monday October 24, 2016 @09:11PM (#12784387)

> Despite your claims about socialization of higher education - which is perfectly true - America actually graduates a lot more people out of college than European countries. A lot more.

A lot of what would be a college degree in the US is done though trade schools in Europe. I also think there are much stricter requirements on what the degree is in most countries, as in the won't fund a lot of arts degrees.

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