Andrew KimmelVerified account

What about the work ethic? Do millennials study and work as hard as their parents did? If not, how can they expect to earn more and have higher status?https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1221066710230368256 …

For a graduate of Dartmouth (not to brag), you sure are inept at understanding the basics of economic inequality.

He’s absolutely spouting nonsense. Does he have kids. They have to work extremely hard to succeed in this competitive environment.

Children of the well-heeled have the *option* of working hard to forge their own path to a secure future. Their safety net not only exists, it is many layers deep—as deep as their inherited family fortune and connections.

So?

His argument ignores systemic socio-economic deficiencies the vast majority of Americans face. Study/work hard = success is not a given for them. Given his authority on the right, he has the responsibility to fairly represent their realities to an audience that's ignorant of it.

Y’all are spouting gibberish. It’s called the lottery of birth. For kids whose parents didn’t ascend the career ladder & save a bit for retirement, tough shyte. Go make your own way and take some ownership of YOUR future, like ANY American who wants it enough. Those who dare, win

And look at the list of millionaires and billionaires who came from modest (and poor) backgrounds. They are not fairytales.