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Originally Posted by GGG
So when you apply that to structuring a society the question should be asked how good are we at converting those with potential to be in that top 20% to people who are in thatbtop 20%. The answer I think is we are terrible at it. Now there is definately a genetic component where people with unsuccessful parents are less of a genetic fit with society but given how poor class mobility is the structure of society has to be playing a major factor in the poor conversion rate.
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Canada (and countries like Germany and Japan) are pretty good at it. The U.S. and the UK, not very good. The former have much more social mobility than the latter. So let's recognize that we're doing a lot right.
In Canada, educational attainment tracks to parental income a lot less tightly than it does in the U.S. or UK, because schools are still fairly diverse and egalitarian. Which is why we should be wary of the trend in this country towards American-style self-segregation of schools and school boards by family income. The Fraser Institute's reports contribute to this kind of self-segregation, by encouraging the bright, ambitious, and affluent to all send their kids to the same best schools.