Ironically, welfare dependency causes social degeneration which increases the unruliness of the lower classes. Far from buying them off it increases and pathologies the class.
If upward mobility we're to be made equally available throughout society wouldn't it result in all white/black disparities remain? I don't think people will be satisfied with having a house double in size and college costs cut in half if white people also enjoy those benefits of progress.
I agree with everything here. Your writing is getting truly inspired of late.
However, if I can be a devil's advocate on your suggestion that 95% of Americans should be upwardly mobile.
Just spitballing the numbers, it seems likely that about 10% of Americans are functionally retarded. Another 10% are addicted to drugs or are alcoholics. 5 to 10% are mentally unbalanced. Another 5 percent are sociopathic and completely untrustworthy . Another 5% are permanently and severely disabled.
Admittedly, I just made up these numbers, and some of these people/groups overlap. But the estimates don’t seem far off to me, and are possibly higher. I am just wondering if the true number of people who are functionally useless in a modern economic society of specialization and integration is closer to twenty percent or more.
Ironically, welfare dependency causes social degeneration which increases the unruliness of the lower classes. Far from buying them off it increases and pathologies the class.
If upward mobility we're to be made equally available throughout society wouldn't it result in all white/black disparities remain? I don't think people will be satisfied with having a house double in size and college costs cut in half if white people also enjoy those benefits of progress.
I agree with everything here. Your writing is getting truly inspired of late.
However, if I can be a devil's advocate on your suggestion that 95% of Americans should be upwardly mobile.
Just spitballing the numbers, it seems likely that about 10% of Americans are functionally retarded. Another 10% are addicted to drugs or are alcoholics. 5 to 10% are mentally unbalanced. Another 5 percent are sociopathic and completely untrustworthy . Another 5% are permanently and severely disabled.
Admittedly, I just made up these numbers, and some of these people/groups overlap. But the estimates don’t seem far off to me, and are possibly higher. I am just wondering if the true number of people who are functionally useless in a modern economic society of specialization and integration is closer to twenty percent or more.