22. "you can be in the second quintile" In response to In response to 18 Mon Sep-08-03 08:08 AM
and still be poor. If one guy moves from $13,000 a year to $17,000 a year, but another guy makes the same move downwards, they might flip quintiles, but do you really think it's class mobility? Did you read the part in the article about how Americans are overly optimistic about their chances of reaching the higher classes?