Are rich people who come from poverty more likely to be sympathetic to others in poverty because they understand their lives? Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, clearly isn't: here he is speaking in 2014 'You are poor because you have no ambition'. And a new study confirms that those who make the journey from rags to riches are more likely to pull the ladder up behind them. It goes to show that, if we want a fair and just society where young people have not only the life skills but also some resources to achieve their potential as an adult, we must build the strategy into the structure of our economic governance: much as public health and addressing climate change are accepted by an all-party consensus. 

Background Music: Waterfall by Aakash Ghandi

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Research Article

https://www.shareradio.co.uk/podcasts/the-hypnotist-the-bathtub-of-money-02-jul-22/

https://www.shareradio.co.uk/podcasts/the-bigger-picture-the-politics-of-nothingness-young-activists-secular-britains-rituals-30-jun-22/

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