http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/how-high-sat-scores-are-linked-family-income-n44496

What's your honest take-away from this chart?

Children from wealthier families get better educations.

Those who look down on others who haven't had the same opportunities, and just dismiss them as "not trying hard enough", should reconsider their positions.

I don't believe there is any evidence you can show some people that will make them believe a person born in a upper middle class or rich family has more educational opportunities than someone born poor or in the lower middle class. Some kids are able to overcome the obstacles of their environment because they are brilliant or someone helped them out. If someone that's poor and rich work their asses off the rich person will likely test better.

This is absolutely true. Who would argue against this?

But I don't think that doesn't mean people with less money and in a worse school shouldn't try harder to overcome their disadvantage.

We've had this debate before.

This is absolutely true. Who would argue against this?

I think people with money are typically in better school districts with better education. But I don't think that doesn't mean people with less money and in a worse school shouldn't try harder to overcome their disadvantage.

What did Derrick Morris pull down?

Cause his kid got a 1502

But if they can't, it doesn't mean they should be looked down upon, does it?

And should the rich kid slacker be revered for taking over Dad's firm after barely graduating college?

So you agree that the accumulation of wealth is absolutely not performed on a level playing field in our country and that there is little correlation between wealth and hard work/intelligence, correct?

So you agree that the accumulation of wealth is absolutely not performed on a level playing field

Incorrect.

Do rich people have an advantage? Uh...yea.

Wrong Section. This is going to devolve into a political thread real quick.

But if they can't, it doesn't mean they should be looked down upon, does it?

And should the rich kid slacker be revered for taking over Dad's firm after barely graduating college?

It was a political thread to begin with. This was the original political section. Remember politics didn't matter on this board until late 2007.

In other news,

people who run fast win Olympic medals in track (darn no handicap for us slow guys)
people who are tall are more likely to play professional basketball
people with good hand eye coordination are more likely to play professional baseball
people with good looks get hot spouses
people who are funny are more likely to be on the Comedy Channel


People who use their God given talents are more likely to make more money than those that don't. Wow.

How does being revered manifest itself? Who's doing the revering? What does it even matter?

In other news,

people who run fast win Olympic medals in track (darn no handicap for us slow guys)
people who are tall are more likely to play professional basketball
people with good hand eye coordination are more likely to play professional baseball
people with good looks get hot spouses
people who are funny are more likely to be on the Comedy Channel


People who use their God given talents are more likely to make more money than those that don't. Wow.

In other news,

people who run fast win Olympic medals in track (darn no handicap for us slow guys)
people who are tall are more likely to play professional basketball
people with good hand eye coordination are more likely to play professional baseball
people with good looks get hot spouses
people who are funny are more likely to be on the Comedy Channel


People who use their God given talents are more likely to make more money than those that don't. Wow.

What does being born into money have to do with "God given talents"?