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Economic inequality cannot be explained by individual bad choices, study finds (phys.org)

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A global study led by a researcher at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and published in the journal Scientific Reports finds that economic inequality on a social level cannot be explained by bad choices among the poor nor by good decisions among the rich. Poor decisions were the same across all income groups, including for people who have overcome poverty.

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[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You should have made better decisions so that you would be living in a mansion and already be retired. You made such poor decisions. Now don't go saying you "just did the best that you could do with what you have" malarky.

[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Pfft. Should have chosen to be born to rich parents.