Great, in-depth article about how the class in the 0.1-10% range of household incomes is, through collective choices made on an individual level, creating barriers to upwards mobility. Although many of them got there during a time of social mobility and meritocracy, that has changed drastically over the last generation, and their children, who are by no means guaranteed to have the same ability levels as they did, will find it easy to compete with gifted children raised outside this class due to the barriers they are erecting. The writer is a member of this class, and the article is written from his perspective.
The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy
