[CalRobert]

Huh, Europe is pretty big - where are you? I moved from the US to Europe (Ireland) and I'd say social mobility _seems_ higher here. There's still a definite class structure, and access to good schools remains an issue, but if nothing else the low-paid are paid more here and the high-paid are paid less. And we're one of the most unequal countries in the EU!

[qzy]

>the low-paid are paid more here and the high-paid are paid less

That softens the issue, but doesn't make class mobility easier.