Everything Wrong with Olivia Jade on Red Table Talk

Although the United States is one of the wealthiest nations in the world, we have some of the highest levels of wealth inequality. We’re sold the idea that no matter what class of wealth you’re born into, you can work hard and succeed, but numerous studies have shown that this is far from the case in our country. While you’d think the biggest indicator of future wealth was based on work ethic, it’s actually based on how much money you’re born into.

Knowing all of this, when the “Varsity Blues” admissions scandal broke, I was far from surprised. For those of you unfamiliar with the story, a man by the name of Rick Singer was paid hefty amounts of money to forge academic credentials of rich kids to get them into good schools. One of these children was YouTuber Olivia Jade who is the daughter of Full House star Lori Laughlin and fashion tycoon Mossimo Giannulli.

Actually, I was pretty surprised. I wasn’t surprised that this happened, but I was surprised that this was news.

If you’re part of the 99% like myself, you’ve known for a long time that wealthy children are much more likely to get into good schools. So, why was this college admissions scandal so publicized?

Recently, I discussed how I don’t know how I’m supposed to lie to my son about the college admission process, but today…