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Originally Posted by waitingtables  There are so many factors involved in whether one is successful or not. Many are abused, or have no other family that can help them when they have drug addicted parents. Education is the single most important factor that should be stressed to all kids, especially the ones living in the lowest economic situations. When there isn't anyone who cares about you, it's hard to find a way to care about yourself enough to get out of the projects. And no, there isn't equality of opportunity. | Why isn't there equality of opportunity to at least not live in poverty? You don't have to go to Yale to become the manager of Mcdonalds and at least be minimally successful. Everyone can't be a Donald Trump, but we all can at least be the guy wearing the dress shirt and the gold name tag at Arby's.
We're just talking "getting out of the ghetto", not "how to buy a house in Bel Air". |