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Re:The 'glass floor' keeps the children of the rich at the top by xyzzyz on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @12:52PM (#21260643)
More people go to college now than during GI Bill era.
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Re:The 'glass floor' keeps the children of the rich at the top by jonathankoren on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @01:50PM (#21261451)
Yes, that is also one of the legacies of the GI Bill.

If you think you're being clever, you really need to read up on the legacy of the GI Bill. Perhaps, you could start by reading the article I linked to.

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Re:The 'glass floor' keeps the children of the rich at the top by xyzzyz on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @02:06PM (#21261650)
Yes, that is also one of the legacies of the GI Bill.

If it's going to college that fuels social mobility, then more people going to college today than in 1940s and 50s should mean more social mobility today. Since allegedly the opposite is true, there must have been something else different between 1940s and 50s and now, that has nothing to do with GI Bill funding more people going to college.

If you think you're being clever

There's no need for snark.

you really need to read up on the legacy of the GI Bill. Perhaps, you could start by reading the article I linked to

If you have a point, please make it explicitly, instead of having me guess it.

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Re:The 'glass floor' keeps the children of the rich at the top by NeedMoreTea on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @02:09PM (#21261694)
The population is markedly higher now. Women are no longer expected to stay at home.

Straight entrance numbers are not the best comparison.

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Re:The 'glass floor' keeps the children of the rich at the top by ivalm on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @01:21PM (#21261070)
College != upward mobility.
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Re:The 'glass floor' keeps the children of the rich at the top by xyzzyz on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @02:06PM (#21261659)
I agree, and that's why I point that out: GI Bill is mostly a red herring here.
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