Re:People kept working, became healthier while on basic inco...
by danenania on Thursday March 05, 2020 @11:42PM
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Whatever your point is (I really can't tell), it doesn't seem relevant to the post I was responding to, which said:
"Plenty of immigrant families leave low opportunity nation states and work what you consider demeaning work whilst taking steps to ensure their children seek more aspirational jobs and careers."
Nothing you posted indicates that's not a small percentage of people. But it certainly does show that growing up poor is a huge obstacle, and that while upward economic mobility does exist in the US, it's quite limited. To me, that all points toward favoring UBI, and against the idea that people can reliably escape living paycheck to paycheck (or worse) just by developing a good work ethic.
Also, it's not "my new data source". It's your data source. You just didn't bother to reference it.
You said: "Some do [make any significant improvement], but it's a small percentage."
I posted the fact that 43% start and stay in poverty, but that means 57% get out. 57% is not "a small percentage".
Even using your new data source of "and 70 percent remain below the middle." (which is counter to your original claim that people stay stuck in poverty - you could still remain below the middle, but not be in poverty any more), that still means 30% make their way out, which once again, is not "a small percentage".