U.S. Social Mobility Stagnates as Only 4% Rise from Bottom to Top Income Quintile
Key developments: Recent data show that just 4% of Americans born in the bottom income quintile achieve top‑quintile status as adults, while 40% of those raised in the top quintile stay there. The gap is even wider for…
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