how far will they climb up the ladder of success
the implication is that they aren't going to accomplish much in life, if they live past the age of 27 and aren't in jail, they'll likely be homeless or some welfare queen (woman who has lots of kids to get lots of social security money)
btw i might recommend reading some political forums with some, ah, different perspectives (if they aren't blocked for your own protection ;):
http://lucianne.com http://www.freerepublic.com/
(i hope cassy doesn't see this, lol)