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Re:July 2018 Median Household Income in the U.S. by randomdata on Sunday October 07, 2018 @10:41AM (#18160765)
> kind of goes against the US's slogan of (equal) opportunity.

No more than the government not providing access to private yachts to all citizens. Equal opportunity doesn’t mean equal buying ability.

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Re:July 2018 Median Household Income in the U.S. by sidlls on Sunday October 07, 2018 @10:58AM (#18160866)
Your notion of equal opportunity has an analog with respect to being equal under the law: the rich and poor alike are not permitted to sleep under bridges, etc.
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Re:July 2018 Median Household Income in the U.S. by chmod775 on Sunday October 07, 2018 @10:45AM (#18160790)
Wow. This is incredibly disingenuous.

You don't need a yacht to compete with others.

You do need education though.

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Re:July 2018 Median Household Income in the U.S. by randomdata on Sunday October 07, 2018 @11:39AM (#18161084)
You may need education, but certainly not school.
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Re:July 2018 Median Household Income in the U.S. by prolikewh0a on Sunday October 07, 2018 @04:05PM (#18162366)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit Of Happiness*

*As long as you can afford it.

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