We have actually been fairly successful in terms of income mobility. It's interesting, and I know that Professor Wilkinson could reflect on this. If you look at families, I think the statistics in the U.K. show that about 50% of the income gap that your parents have stays with you. If I remember correctly, in Canada it's about 19%. It's a difference in mobility. In Canada we have a higher mobility than in the United States as well.
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