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Are All Americans Equal? Sophie Gustaveson
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Social Mobility Only 4% go from bottom to top. People are most likely to stay where they are. Over 40% of people are likely to make the same amount as their parents.
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Income The United States is ranked 94 th internationally in income equality out of 157.
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Gender National average on wage differences between men and women is 19.1 %
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Race African Americans are more likely to be “stuck” economically through generations. Non-Caucasians are less likely to make more money than their parents.
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Education Wealthiest 10% School Districts spend 10X more than the poorest 10%. Latino or Black students are less likely to be placed in higher courses even with the same test scores as White or Asian students.
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Crime Black males were imprisoned at a rate of 6.5 longer than white males.
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Works Cited "Project America: Crime: Prison Population: Prison Population by Race." Project America: Crime: Prison Population: Prison Population by Race. N.p., 9 Feb. 2009. Web. 26 Apr. 2013. "All Countries, Dependencies, and Territories." WolframAlpha. A Wolfram Web Resource, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2013.. "Pursuing the American Dream: Economic Mobility Across Generations." The Pew Charitable Trusts. N.p., 9 July 2012. Web. 22 Apr. 2013.. www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899403846 "The Jobs With The Biggest (And Smallest) Pay Gaps Between Men and Women." Npr. National Public Radio, 12 Feb. 2013. Web. 22 Apr. 2013.. "Race Matters." (n.d.): 1-2. Web. 22 Apr. 2013.
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