You Too Can Live the American Dream! (unless you're black.)

Or if you're parents are poor. And, if you're female. Probably. November 13, The Economic Mobility Project published a report detailing the rates at which people move along the economic ladder. As it turns out, if you're black or poor, you're chances of moving on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky are exceptionally slim. Women actually do pretty well for themselves, unless they fall into either (or both) of the aforementioned categories. Some fun* statistics:

• "In every income group, blacks are less likely than whites to surpass their parents' family income and more likely to fall down the economic ladder."
  
  
• "Only 31 percent of black children born to middle income parents make more than their parents' family income, compared to 68% of white children."
  
  
• "Almost half (45%) of black children whose parents were solidly middle income end up falling to the bottom of the income distribution, compared to only 16% of white children."
  
  
• "Forty-seven percent of daughters born to parents on the bottom rung stay on the bottom rung, compared to 35% of sons."

Thrilling.**

*By fun, I mean un-fun.
**And by thrilling, I mean completely disappointing.