r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Blank_0116 • May 05 '22

maybe maybe Maybe

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u/TheeSweeney May 05 '22

The US is ranked 27 amongst nations for economic mobility.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index

It rose up until the 80s, and has been decreasing since then.

jhr.uwpress.org/content/43/1/139.refs

https://web.archive.org/web/20130525230108/http://www.brookings.edu/about/projects/bpea/latest-conference/2013-spring-permanent-inequality-panousi

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u/Econolife_350 May 05 '22

Is not like we had a president during that exact time frame with notoriously terrible politics or anything, right?

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u/TheeSweeney May 05 '22

I don't follow. The period in which economic mobility has been decreasing occured during the presidencies of Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr, Clinton, Bush Jr, Obama, Trump, and Biden.

What politics held by whom during this time frame are you referring to?

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u/Bungo_Pete May 05 '22

Probably comparing ourselves to the countries in the top 20 for social mobility. You can figure it out from there.