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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a kid who had a lower SAT score because of HHI. My own kid had Khan and other sophisticated online programs that were free or nearly free.

[b]I think the era of SAT = wealth is over.[/b]

But talk to me about athletes and legacy before any of the rest of this.[/quote]

According to the College Board’s own data, scores are still highly correlated with income. (And if you don’t trust their data, why would you trust their exam?)[/quote]

There’s much more variation in income bands than there is across income bands.  Smart people generally make more money than stupid people, and since intelligence is highly heritable the children of more well off parents are on average smarter than the children of poorer parents.

People don’t like this, but it’s reality.[/quote]
Ehhh you’re kinda right. You can be dumb and rich, and it’s not like there’s a cap in the US in terms of being a complete idiot but starting a business and knowing the right tricks in your industry to make money.

While intelligence is definitely inheritable, your early environment plays a massive role and can make or break a child. And often times, raw intelligence isn’t really the best guy for the job (looking at you sales people, no offense). Having money means better nutrition and better schooling and more money for early childhood exposure to the arts, science, and humanities. I think poor immigrants show that you can work things around very quickly, but your parents have to force you into it. Most people aren’t that intelligent and getting a 1500+ on the SAT definitely isn’t the make or break on intelligence. If intelligence were directly and solely inherited, we’d have a lot less to argue about.[/quote]

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