The “downward mobility” trend is leading to an increasing dependence on future inheritances

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In his eponymous Opening Shot, Simon Kuper insightfully asks “What is the combination of downward mobility and widespread inheritance doing to families, ambitions and societies?” We are, he argues, reverting to a societal norm where the bulk of wealth is inherited, not earned.

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