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Re:Stop the “Hard Work” Obsession by robert_foss on Sunday January 10, 2021 @06:02AM (#25713424)
America is the 27th best country for social mobility. Who could have guessed that free access to healthcare and education matters.

https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-social-mobility-index...

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Re:Stop the “Hard Work” Obsession by i_am_proteus on Sunday January 10, 2021 @06:22AM (#25713558)
Given that the social mobility index used in the report[0] uses access to healthcare and education, along with "social protections" as part of their ranking, it should come as absolutely no surprise that wealthy welfare democracies top the charts here.

[0] http://www3.weforum.org/docs/Global_Social_Mobility_Report.p...

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Re:Stop the “Hard Work” Obsession by mensetmanusman on Sunday January 10, 2021 @06:34AM (#25713657)
Exactly this, there is no agreed upon standard on how to measure these sorts of things. Everyone has a bias.
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