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gunner · 05-31-08, 06:34 PM

I,m probably going of on abit of tangent. But i like to use "real life" experience and relate that to a question than referring to pure academia.
Succa you need to get over your obsession with the middle classes its blurring your obvious talent in economics.
I,ll keep it short, I am 36yrs old have lost both parents in that time. I was raised in a working class family on a rough council estate [where i still live]. I joined the Army at 16 served for 7 yrs. Once i left the Army "I" got into trouble [violence] and was incarcerated for 6months. "I" came out "I" got a grip of myself and went to college, where i spent 6yrs progressing in the field of electrical/electronics and "I" gained employment within the defense industry.
I now earn a good salary and have two great kids, one attending a state funded "high school" [after passing her 11+ exam]. "I" have purchased my own property and rent another out.
In life i feel the only boundaries are those that you allow to be "a boundary" If you have the dedication to work hard there's nothing [within reason] that you cannot achieve.
So i don't buy into this born into poverty bull**** as a restriction on income and social mobility.

Sorry for rambling on.

Paul.

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gunner Advisor Join Date: Dec 2007 Last Online: Today 04:40 PM Location: uk Posts: 509 Thanks: 266 Thanked 92 Times in 75 Posts Lean: Centrist Gender: Current Mood:	Re: Income and Social Mobility I,m probably going of on abit of tangent. But i like to use "real life" experience and relate that to a question than referring to pure academia. Succa you need to get over your obsession with the middle classes its blurring your obvious talent in economics. I,ll keep it short, I am 36yrs old have lost both parents in that time. I was raised in a working class family on a rough council estate [where i still live]. I joined the Army at 16 served for 7 yrs. Once i left the Army "I" got into trouble [violence] and was incarcerated for 6months. "I" came out "I" got a grip of myself and went to college, where i spent 6yrs progressing in the field of electrical/electronics and "I" gained employment within the defense industry. I now earn a good salary and have two great kids, one attending a state funded "high school" [after passing her 11+ exam]. "I" have purchased my own property and rent another out. In life i feel the only boundaries are those that you allow to be "a boundary" If you have the dedication to work hard there's nothing [within reason] that you cannot achieve. So i don't buy into this born into poverty bull**** as a restriction on income and social mobility. Sorry for rambling on. Paul. __________________ Always judge a lady by the contents of her mind, never by the shape of her bum.