Comments on: Types of Mobility http://lanekenworthy.net/2008/07/04/types-of-mobility/ Lane Kenworthy Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Learning Your Way Into the Middle Class? « Education and Class http://lanekenworthy.net/2008/07/04/types-of-mobility/#comment-604 Learning Your Way Into the Middle Class? « Education and Class Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:32:35 +0000 http://lanekenworthy.net/?p=169#comment-604 [...] 31, 2008 Lane Kentworthy, over at Consider the Evidence, has been doing a series of posts here, here, here, and here on economic mobility and income inequality in the U.S.  The news is not [...] [...] 31, 2008 Lane Kentworthy, over at Consider the Evidence, has been doing a series of posts here, here, here, and here on economic mobility and income inequality in the U.S.  The news is not [...]

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]]> By: Publius http://lanekenworthy.net/2008/07/04/types-of-mobility/#comment-500 Publius Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:30:05 +0000 http://lanekenworthy.net/?p=169#comment-500 Lane, I would also like to see consideration for the mobility extended for new Americans and also non-citizens who may find it easier to be upwardly mobile in the US than other countries. I find that most studies on inequality tend to ignore the fact that America's population has swelled with newcomers that might decrease our internal 'equality' but really actually heighten global mobility and decrease global inequality. Lane, I would also like to see consideration for the mobility extended for new Americans and also non-citizens who may find it easier to be upwardly mobile in the US than other countries.

I find that most studies on inequality tend to ignore the fact that America’s population has swelled with newcomers that might decrease our internal ‘equality’ but really actually heighten global mobility and decrease global inequality.

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