Stacey Abrams Quotes

Money dictates nearly step of social mobility from the very first moments of life. How much our parents make often determines whether we go to college. It affects the jobs we get offered and the ones we can afford to take.

Stacey Abrams

• College
• Moments
• Afford
• Affects
• Determines
• Mobility
• Dictates

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• Money dictates nearly step of social mobility from the very first moments of life. How much our parents make often determines whether we go to college. It affects the jobs we get offered and the ones we can afford to take.

  

  Stacey Abrams
  • College
  • Moments
  • Afford