In Utah, a poor kid is actually doing very likely to live their share and their part in the American dream. But if you think of where I'm from In the south, in Appalachia and southern Ohio, it's very unlikely that kids like that will rise. The American dream in those parts of the country is in a very real sense just a dream. So why is that happening? So one reason is obviously economic or structural. (03:14–03:23)
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