Indledning
The United States is the land of the free and the home of the “American dream”, or is it really?
The term “American dream” originally meant that all citizens, regardless of what class they were born into, can attain their interpretation of success through hard work, in a society with few barriers.
Some believes that this term is outdated and to a greater extend applies to Denmark and other Scandinavian countries.
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The article calls attention to how high levels of income inequality links to low levels of social mobility.
Additionally, how the young people from unequal societies struggle to effort education and meet many other obstacles associated with their and their families current state.
This can be seen in: ““British social mobility is damaged by the UK´s high income inequality (…) young people from low class families are less likely to invest in their own human capital development (their education) in more unequal societies.” .
These quotes highlight the impotence of redistribution. A great amount of people doesn’t have “equal opportunities”, because they are stuck in the part of the class system they were born into.
Many doesn’t have the required resources, to get an education, because of the high tuition fees and living expenses.
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