>Ppl get ahead in America in large part because they don't
>have to work. They're afforded the opportunity to study and
>get degrees and make the right connections.


Sorry, I'm a 42 year old man and I've seen people put in work to get somewhere.


Don't know why you think "afforded the opportunity to study and get degrees" isn't work - esp. at Ivy League Colleges - and especially if they get PHD degrees - but since you think that, me and you will never agree about what "work" is.