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[quote=Anonymous]I did watch and it really highlighted the fact that education is still the best most viable option for improving your standard of living. I really believe if that oldest son who went to Alabama State had moved away after college he would be farther along financially.  Also, it showed how not having kids before obtaining an education really financially puts you behind.

What I found the most disheartening is that both sets of parents failed to provide their kids (with the exception of the black family's oldest son) with the value of education and really push for their kids to get educated.

The white mom spent way too much time making excuses for not getting a job and had she done so right away, she likely would have never got as far behind.  Even if she had only cleared $100 but a paycheck after childcare that would have been an extra $100 their family needed to survive. Also, they held onto to the house way too long and it was to their detriment. They should have let it go far sooner. Had they been able to move on quicker, things probably wouldn't have slipped so far for them.[/quote]

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