Summary of Thomas Sowell's Discrimination and Disparities

Excerpt From Summary of Thomas Sowell's Discrimination and Disparities



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There is a lot of disagreement about why some people are rich and others aren’t. Some say it’s genetics, while others say it’s the way people are treated. But in reality, the disparities in outcomes can often be explained by differences in prerequisites, not by the way people are treated.



#2



Some of the most successful people in the world were not born into great families, and had to work extremely hard to get where they are.