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pnwmom

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3. But you wouldn't really know how much is fixed at the age of 7

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 06:55 AM

Jan 2013

unless you could have a group of their families dramatically change their circumstances after that age -- so that those children were then raised with more money and education than their former peers.

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The Brutal Truth About How Childhood Determines Your Economic Destiny [View all] xchrom Jan 2013 OP

An excellent read malaise Jan 2013 #1

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It won't do anything to shake most people out of believing the myth. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #2

The Danes somehow manage to do it. Higher education is available to anyone with the aptitude, Flatulo Jan 2013 #4

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But you wouldn't really know how much is fixed at the age of 7 pnwmom Jan 2013 #3