Re:Low parental income in childhood linked to increased risk...
by marcusverus on Saturday November 21, 2020 @10:36AM
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> Poor kids today face much greater challenges than those of the past.
To believe this requires a baffling degree of historical ignorance.
Re:Low parental income in childhood linked to increased risk...
by tingol on Saturday November 21, 2020 @11:19AM
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Depends actually, it's pretty easy to see that boomer kids had way more opportunities than those of today. Depression era kids had it way worse of course.
Re:Low parental income in childhood linked to increased risk...
by atomi on Saturday November 21, 2020 @11:28AM
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The landed class loves watching poor folks compete.
It makes the poor more productive.
You just have to adjust monetary policy to maintain that status quo.
Of course, the opposite of that is true as well.
Ultimately the race isn't all about merit but also politics.
The OP had three advantages that many kids today dont: he had at least two parents. Those parents had no contact with the criminal justice system and were themselves in good health (evidenced by the fact they were allowed to immigrate). And his parents were probably allowed to work. Many young kids today dont have two parents. Many young kids have one or more parents who are not properly citizens, who dont enjoy the priviledge of being allowed to work legally.
Today is not yesturday. Poor kids today face much greater challenges than those of the past. Direct comparisons of situations are almost always apples and oranges.