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comment by b_b
b_b  ·  3837 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Poor kids who do everything right don’t do better than rich kids who do everything wrong

I don't doubt the accuracy. I'm just not sure that it proves what they say it does. One needs to compares apples to apples.

That said, I don't doubt for a minute that being born into a wealthy family gives one some tremendous advantages. But that's the problem. The conclusion seems self-evident, so rigorous controls are considered unnecessary.