wintermute Posted October 1, 2016 Posted October 1, 2016 I just read this article from Imprimis written by Frank Buckley and entitled Restoring America’s Economic Mobility. In it, the author cites Pew Charitable Trusts' "Economic Mobility Rankings" as demonstration of the fact that Canada has much greater economic mobility. He makes the case that America is now locked under the control of a "New Class of lawyers, academics, trust-fund babies, and media types - a group that wield undue influence in both political parties and dominates our culture." (Buckley, p. 4). He goes on to explain how Canada has greater economic mobility, better education for the middle-class, stricter immigration laws, more legal respect for the "sanctity of contract" and property rights, lower corruption, and more conservative legal institutions. (Buckley, pp. 4-5). This all came as something of a surprise to me. What do you think?
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