Isn&#x27;t this basically the basis of the so-called American Dream? It&#x27;s fundamentally measured by social mobility (it does rest upon the assumption that nobody CHOOSES to be poor and destitute or that people do want to become wealthier once they&#x27;ve made it up a rung or so) and there&#x27;s conflicting analysis but most studies are showing that inheritability of class is another perspective and that it is growing stronger, not weaker (while it&#x27;s different for other countries).<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;america-social-mobility-parents-income&#x2F;399311&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;america-...</a><p>I also find it amusing you compared the US and Russia for social mobility when the Gini coefficient is actually worse for the US than Russia at present (granted, more of an indicator of economic disparity but almost nobody thinks that high income inequality is what happens with higher social mobility)<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.telegraph.co.uk&#x2F;sponsored&#x2F;rbth&#x2F;business&#x2F;8046055&#x2F;Gini-coefficient-makes-Russia-look-more-equitable.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.telegraph.co.uk&#x2F;sponsored&#x2F;rbth&#x2F;business&#x2F;8046055&#x2F;G...</a>