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But really. It's called a class system. While we're spoonfed rag to riches, bootstraps, and immigrant shoe shiners who become CEOs, the truth is, the US has less upward mobility:
The U.S. has a smaller share of low-income workers that make it to higher income levels than any other OECD country. This contradicts the widespread belief that American workers have a much greater chance of getting ahead than do European workers.
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/press-releases/press-releases/us-behind-europe-in-employment-for-disadvantaged-income-mobility-health-and-crime/
Just Thomas Friedman's history and actions alone teach you a lot about the US c. this era.
