Re:The 'glass floor' keeps the children of the rich at the top
by TimTheTinker on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @01:08PM
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This paragraph captures what I think is the most worthwhile substance in the article:
> “The greater the inequality, the greater the impact on opportunity,” Fishkin said. “There’s a self-fulfilling class anxiety among the middle- and upper-middle class because they sense that the spaces are scarce now. There are fewer secure jobs. And the scarcer they are, the more valuable they are.”
But in my opinion, it's a bit much to call "class anxiety" a self-fulfilling prophecy for middle-class people, since most of what we're seeing economically is due to the decisions of those in power -- either government or corporate (i.e. not the middle class) -- especially around international trade and outsourcing.
> “The greater the inequality, the greater the impact on opportunity,” Fishkin said. “There’s a self-fulfilling class anxiety among the middle- and upper-middle class because they sense that the spaces are scarce now. There are fewer secure jobs. And the scarcer they are, the more valuable they are.”
But in my opinion, it's a bit much to call "class anxiety" a self-fulfilling prophecy for middle-class people, since most of what we're seeing economically is due to the decisions of those in power -- either government or corporate (i.e. not the middle class) -- especially around international trade and outsourcing.