The odds that young adults will earn more than their parents has plummeted

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Channel: CBS News · 2016 · News & Politics

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A study has found that young adults are less likely to earn more than their parents than in decades past. This fuels concerns that the American dream of steady upward mobility is foundering amid a widening wealth gap.

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