My impression is that the class divisions in the US are steadily getting more ossified over time these days (in part due to our dysfunctional educational system, in part due to worldwide structural economic changes), and that the erosion of social mobility is a serious problem (it may be there is more downward rather than upward mobility at this point). It would however be useful to get some serious study on this issue on the table for purposes of this discussion, rather than just share our impressions.
Amen!
