tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post114695505202314751..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Social mobilitySteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1147400964536035582006-05-11T22:29:00.000-04:002006-05-11T22:29:00.000-04:00Anonymous makes a good point: more details about p...Anonymous makes a good point: more details about poor quintile making it way up is needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1147278902334778832006-05-10T12:35:00.000-04:002006-05-10T12:35:00.000-04:00I wonder how many of the bottom quintile to top qu...I wonder how many of the bottom quintile to top quintile ones are from immigrant families. I would guess that accounts for more than basketball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1147099832117577852006-05-08T10:50:00.000-04:002006-05-08T10:50:00.000-04:007% make it to the *top quintile*. That is not the ...7% make it to the *top quintile*. That is not the very rich, probably just over $100k in family income. If you have two wage earners, you just need reasonably good jobs (fireman, school teacher, middle manager, etc.), nothing spectacular.<BR/><BR/>If you are somewhat smart and motivated, you can, e.g., join the military, get a decent education, work hard, and get there, even if you start in the Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1147097853969535982006-05-08T10:17:00.000-04:002006-05-08T10:17:00.000-04:00Do you really believ that 7% of poor families chil...Do you really believ that 7% of poor families children make it up to top level by economy?<BR/>It's almost 1 in every 10 kids. How many kids you know like this?<BR/><BR/>On the other side, a professional athlete usually takes care of his entire family. And you have a steady inflow of these atheletes every year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1147050258235460092006-05-07T21:04:00.000-04:002006-05-07T21:04:00.000-04:00Well, you can see that 7% of lowest quintile kids ...Well, you can see that 7% of lowest quintile kids make it into the top quintile. There is no way 7% of poor kids make it into professional sports, so most of them must be in the mainstream economy.Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1147024230379496642006-05-07T13:50:00.000-04:002006-05-07T13:50:00.000-04:00It would be nice to see what areas exactly allowed...It would be nice to see what areas exactly allowed poor kids to jump up. I bet it's basketball and football...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com