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Re:In America, Where You're Born Is Correlated With How Far ... by axus on Monday July 22, 2013 @02:40PM (#6085646)
The people he left behind may be happy and successful on their own terms, but they are not "socially mobile". It seems that social mobility depends on the culture of the area more than the cost of living.
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Re:In America, Where You're Born Is Correlated With How Far ... by narrowingorbits on Monday July 22, 2013 @02:49PM (#6085709)
Sure, but I guess a question, then, is whether "social mobility" is the highest end in and of itself.
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