11.15.2024

The autopsy continues

The New Driving Force of Identity Politics Is Class, Not Race

Thirty years ago, Americans with a college degree accounted for roughly 20% of the population and held the same percentage of household wealth as those without a degree, according to the census and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Today, Americans with a college degree account for 38% of the population and 73% of household wealth.
Everywhere: What went wrong?

This take from the Wall Street Journal seems pretty much on target to me.

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