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chessandbridge · 2562 days ago · link · · parent · post: Telling children 'hard work gets you to the top' is simply a lie
The UK is even worse than, but very close to, the US in terms of social mobility. Your assessment that hard work + other things is required to get to the top is probably equally valid in both countries. http://www.epi.org/publication/usa-lags-peer-countries-mobility/I'm not familiar with the differences between the US and the UK