Statistics, sources, hard empirical evidence disproving "Rags to Riches"

[Catmatic Leftist]

Any statistics, sources, hard empirical evidence disproving "Rags to Riches" (i.e. anyone can get rich if they tried to)?

[Dumb]

It's a reformist source, but here you go: http://www.economicmobility.org/

[RadioRaheem84]

I think the most definitive study was done by none other than Larry Summers!!

[Catmatic Leftist]

I think the most definitive study was done by none other than Larry Summers!!

Do you have a link to it? Or would money be involved? Fuck, these books are getting expensive.

[Rafiq]

You don't even need sources. What percentage of poor people become rich? How come we only highlight the ones that do when 99% do not?