Kristof Article - Quotes

                  After reading the article written by Kristof, there was one particular quote that caught my attention. The statement was said by Senator, Marco Rubio. "We have never been a nation of haves and have-nots." "We are a nation of haves and soon-to-haves, of people who have made it and of people who will make it."
                  This quote particularly caught my attention because it is giving motivation to the people who live in our nation.  The haves and have-nots are two types of people. The wealthy and the poor. Marco Rubio is saying that we have never been a nation of wealthy people and poor people. We are one. We are a nation that is on the come up and when he says soon-to-haves, he means that everyone will be successful and on the same page. 
                 Another quote in this article also caught my attention. Alan Kruger stated that, "The chance of a person who was born to a family in the bottom 10 percent of the income distribution rising to the top 10 percent as an adult is about the same as the chance that a dad who is 5 feet 6 inches tall having a son who grows up to be over 6 feet 1 inch tall." I agree with this statement 100%. It is very hard to come out of poverty if you were raised in it but it is also possible. The chances are slim but people do get lucky and good things do happen. I have seen friends who are in poverty and they do not get the same support as others do. I believe if you have the motivation and mindset to become successful, you can do it.