How to get rich in America
Radiolab recently featured (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.radiolab.org&#x2F;story&#x2F;radiolab-presents-media-busted-americas-poverty-myths&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.radiolab.org&#x2F;story&#x2F;radiolab-presents-media-busted...</a>) some content from another podcast series called &quot;Busted: America’s Poverty Myths&quot;, that examines various myths about the poor - and by extension, the rich - in the US.  It was fascinating.  One thing that was discussed is the degree of upward economic mobility in the USA.  IIRC, they measure this by the likelihood that someone who is born into a family that is in the bottom 20% of earners enters the top 20% of earners in their lifetime.<p>In other words, what is the statistical basis for the belief that in America, anyone can go from &quot;rags to riches&quot;?<p>It turns out that in the US, the percentage of people who achieve this feat is, on average, about 7%.  In Canada, it&#x27;s about 13.5%.  Another myth busted.<p>Conclusion: if you want to get rich in the Americas - or at least, well-off in the Americas - come immigrate to Canada.  Especially if you&#x27;re reading this comment, since you likely have the kind of education and experience that makes immigrating here a breeze.  Sure, it&#x27;s cold here in the winter, but you&#x27;ll make enough cash that you can spend a chunk of the winter in Mexico!