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That may be true in the past, but according to study, who your parents are matters more in US than in most other developed countries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_mobility




Factors that improve social mobility are not the same thing as inheriting an immense wealth. Bill Gates benefited tremendously from the good financial position of his parents, but his immense wealth came from his own work starting and building Microsoft.




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