Manhattan: The notion that success and status should be conferred to those who work for it is a basic tenet of American identity. Yet social mobility in the United States the self-declared land of opportunity lags behind Western Europe and Canada. The percentage of children earning more than their parents has dropped precipitously in recent decades. Recent studies show that about half of millennials live with their parents.
Commack, L.I.: As a child survivor of the Holocaust, I found Voicer Ron Goldman’s comments comparing Mayor de Blasio’s vaccination mandates to Nazi Germany disgraceful. Having to provide proof of being vaccinated to gyms, eateries and entertainment events is a far cry from being forced to wear a yellow Star of David with the word “Jew” written on it in public as a form of humiliation, discrimination and isolation.