"people in the United States believe that people move out of poverty far more easily than they actually do, significantly reducing the perceived justification for a stronger welfare system (Alesina and Glaeser 2004, p. 4)."
On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 09:51:44AM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote:
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> On Dec 29, 2007, at 9:23 AM, Chris Doss wrote:
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> > You know, to a very great extent, life IS
> > determined by forces outside of man's own self,
> > his interest, his wishes.
>
> Yeah, but it's un-American to say so. One are where the U.S. is an
> outlier on polls is that a large number of Americans believe that
> life is what you make of it, whereas people in other countries think
> that one's life is mainly shaped by outside forces. I wish I could
> find a reference for this, but a minute of Googling wasn't forthcoming.
>
> Doug
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