"A child born into a poor family has only a 9 percent chance of getting a college degree, but the odds are 54 percent for a child in a high-income family. These gaps open early, with poor children less prepared than their kindergarten classmates." When a child is born into poverty they have a significantly less chance of getting a college degree than a child form a high-income family. Researches have found some ways to help 'nudge' their families to take small steps towards a higher education.  

"When Thomas Gilbert Jr. was arrested on Monday and charged with killing his wealthy father with a gunshot to the head, the rubbernecking and tut-tutting began almost immediately." There had been a dispute between a son and his father over an allowance.  The dispute began after 30 year old Thomas Gilbert Jr. was upset and apparently pulled the trigger.  This might not have happened if the family was not wealthy and had a lower income.