claim: "if you are born poor in america, we rank ninth or tenth in our citizens’ ability to climb up through that ladder and get themselves into the middle class."
author: tim ryan
evidence_1: "if you are born poor in america, we rank ninth or tenth in our citizens' ability to  climb up through that ladder and get themselves into the middle class.".
evidence_2: "if you are born poor in america, we rank ninth or tenth in our citizens' ability to  climb up through that ladder and get themselves into the middle class.".
evidence_3: jan 4, 2012 ... americans enjoy less economic mobility than their peers in canada and much of  ... and american life is built on the faith that others can do it, too: rise from humble  ... “i don't think you'll find too many people who will argue with that.” ... because  mobility is especially high, too: everyone can climb the ladder.
evidence_4: jul 14, 2016 ... poor at 20, poor for life ... they ranked people into deciles, meaning that one  group fell below the ... probability of moving to a different income bracket over the  course of a ... their career in the same decile has gone up for every income rank.  ... “if you're in the middle, you're stuck in the middle, which means ...
evidence_5: jun 26, 2013 ... family incomes have declined for a third of american children over the ...  although children of high- and low-income families are born with similar abilities,  high-income .... chapter 3: education can play a pivotal role in improving social  ... a key way for poor americans to find opportunities to transform their ...