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Poll: There are 4 people in a room. One of them has made the following statement: “The poor deserve their condition because they make bad choices and don’t take responsibility for their own lives.” Which of these 4 is most likely to have said it? MC = middle-class below
  • The born-rich person
    12.5%
  • Born MC, stayed MC
    22.9%
  • Born poor, made it rich
    27.1%
  • Born MC, made it rich
    37.4%
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This should really be a 2-dimensional poll with 81 class mobility choices (based on 9 Paul Fussell classes) on first dimension and 4 educational levels on second (high school dropout, high school, college, grad/professional).
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The "right" answer (most probable) is easy to intuit.. but really the answer is "None of the above" or "Someone who only lives in the world of ideas and not in the world of human beings." The more people you come across.. poor, middle class, rich.. the less abstract they are.