tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132520298120231193.post3593712921292394765..comments2023-12-23T02:10:09.875-05:00Comments on howl at pluto: Horatio Alger re-explodedLFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132520298120231193.post-84232077885008505242009-11-05T10:23:27.163-05:002009-11-05T10:23:27.163-05:00Well, as they suggest, there is a certain amount o...Well, as they suggest, there is a certain amount of downward mobility as well as a certain amount of upward. But you're right that they do not go into the figures in much detail.<br /><br />An elderly economist of our acquaintance had mentioned Haskins' name to me recently, which largely explains why this piece caught my attention when I saw it.LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132520298120231193.post-90208393560954836952009-11-05T07:17:21.060-05:002009-11-05T07:17:21.060-05:00Actually, a 35 per cent chance of going from lower...Actually, a 35 per cent chance of going from lower to middle class strikes me as pretty good: better than I thought! I wonder how much better those Nordic countries are doing. (Too bad this not-so-good article did not supply those figures.) I also wonder who is moving downward to replace that 35 per cent and keep our underclass thriving...bronoreply@blogger.com