Overt racism and policies of exclusion are no longer fashionable but exclusionary practices, now subtler and re-stylized, still resonate within the ideologies of the privileged. This indicates a much sharper disparity between the top and bottom that existed two decades ago. Then the Federal Reserve Bank released its latest survey of consumer finances. Their final point is the lack of fixity in one's social status. America isn't a caste society, and studies that track individuals' incomes over time show that Americans have a remarkable ability to propel themselves upward.
Wealth perpetuates wealth.
More basic than the costs of college are the inequities in the K-12 systems nationwide. Again, the children of the rich can expect these benefits, these privileges. According to Cox and Alm, the fact that poverty deprives many children of these necessities is no cause for worry. Beyond education, consider what wealth entitles one to. Growing up in a middle-class home I expected to go to the dentist, orthodontist, and doctor when the need arose.