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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Meat" data-source="post: 4937406" data-attributes="member: 61324">There’s a reason why you have a seven percent chance at moving to the top economic quintile if you are born in the bottom quintile.An example from my youth: Two of my female friends got knocked up in high school - one rich, one poor.The rich girl’s mistake had no lasting effect whatsoever, as her parents supported her and her child while she went to school (tuition also paid for by her parents).The poor girl made a valiant effort to try and get an education, but eventually she had to take wherever job she could to support her child; and as far as I know, she never was able to fully recover from her youthful mistake.Your background doesn’t always determine who you are, but statistically it is more likely than not that it does.</blockquote>