The passage that really struck me from this reading was the early section on human capital that essentially said that those who are in poverty are in that state due to a lesser quantity of useful human capital. This seemed to me somewhat offensive until it was clarified that the belief was not necessarily applied without the consideration of addiction, disability and the like. Further explanation also brought up the importance of applied effort through education and training in order to gain human capital. My aforementioned discomfort with the idea was replaced with an understanding of the resource of human capital.
Another aspect of the passage that struck me as significant is the idea that the uniqueness of human capital dictates the level of success, which based on the examples seems quite true. Nearly anyone can learn how to flip a burger, but far fewer people can effectively argue a case in court and a great deal fewer can become astronauts. Just as limited and desirable products are worth more on the product market, limited and desirable skills are worth more in the job market.
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