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I disagree on this as a goal. Some things take generations: my great-grandparents had a good standing back in pre-war Europe. Then the war came and my grandparents escaped to South America - not great. My parents got up to high school level education. I got a B.Sc. Maybe my kid will go farther.

Play with the cards you were dealt.

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In your stance, let’s hope you don’t have some bad luck with your circumstances or health, and your kids drop back a couple generations.

In my stance, your kids can get ahead on their own merit.

I don’t know how to achieve this perfectly, but it’s an aspiration.

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