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"In the UK, a low ability child from a high income family is 35% more likely to be a high earner than a high ability child from a low income family."

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Isn't that one of the chief goals of accumulating wealth? Being able to offer their children more opportunity?

Depends what it is. If it's "more opportunity because you inherited my house when I died" - fair enough. If it's "more opportunity because I got my mate Dave to hire you over other more qualified candidates" then that's shit.

But we're discussing people being additionally qualified by accident of birth, having afforded them opportunities, and not because Dave met someone in a pub last year.

Is it "shit" that Liza Minelli had a great head-start in her entertainment career by being Judy Garland's daughter?

>>Is it "shit" that Liza Minelli had a great head-start in her entertainment career by being Judy Garland's daughter?

Of course it is. Same goes for all the other nepo babies.

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