[Pharmboy]

Yes indeed...is there any country worse than ours, Prof. Hersch? That must be why people from all over the world risk their lives to come here, right? We're just a no good, racist country, and we should only aspire to be as good as the Euros and, say, Mexico. Yeah--that's the ticket.

[Clemenza]

How do we define "light skin" anyway? The Irish are rather pink, the Koreans are typically pale white to french vanilla in coloring, etc.

Being that I've seen several other surveys showing Indians, Persians, Koreans, even Arabs as having higher median incomes than "white" Americans, I call this survey BS.

The only area where I can see this study making sense is among Latino immigrants to this country. Being that those at the top of the socioeconomic pyramid in Latin America tend to be of European ancestry, those from this background tend to come to this country with money, education, and existing business connections (see South Florida).

[ffusco]

And In Nigeria? Do lighter skinned people do better or worse?

[expatguy]

Do the same thing with fat people and skinny people - or with bald men and men with a full head of hair.

LMFAO