I agree the American Dream is not a reality today, but it can become one. I don't know the protocol for posting links to your own hubs, but I wrote a couple about it.
I've likewise concluded that things are pretty grim. Not only as to money and opportunity, but also as to civil rights.
I didn't realize that things are as bad as the article says though.
The "dream" has turned into a nightmare a long time ago
The "American Dream" is the old 'carrot and the stick trick'
I agree.
The Economy, Government and Education are not equally applied to each person's life, as it should be.
Too much government hurts business.
Corrupt business people crush competition instead of competing hurts.
Corrupt politicians being controlled by lobbyists and bureaucratic bs.
The Economy itself is skewed by both corrupt business practices and government which has diminished equality in America and making the American Dream almost a myth.
I say through common ground, growth and equality can become a realization and make the American Dream more realistic for more people.
My parents were immigrants, and they bought into the American Dream. If you were lucky enough to have generations of families before you, I'm sure you didn't have to wade through the crap of "success" definitions like I did. For the sons and daughters of immigrants, it was all about going to the best schools and making all kinds of money so that you could buy all these material things. I was luckier than most. When you can separate your parents' wishes and poison from what YOU really want out of life, I'd say that you are very successful. I know a lot of unhappy people who worship money and will do anything for it, so I do stay away from them. But that is the base of the American Dream. If a person has money, it's supposed to make up for their poor behavior and everything else that is unacceptable.
by Cuttler 11 years ago
As an American, do you still believe in living ''The American dream''????Though I am not an American, I have always felt driven by the slogan 'living the american dream'. But in recent years with all that is happening in the states, I can feel that passion die away slowly. Is it only me?
by Scott Belford 10 years ago
Yes, that is true. Assuming 125 million households in America, if National Income (sum of income from wages and capital) increased on average $1,- the top 1% would see a $21.66 rise in income,- the next 9% would get a $3.12 rise in purchasing power- the middle 40% of Americans would only...
by John Holden 13 years ago
"To save a pittance on the state's budget, Scott, who has a personal net worth of more than $200 million, thanks in part to his having been president of a healthcare company that perpetrated the biggest medical fraud in United States history, vetoed a bill earlier this month that finally would...
by Christopher Wanamaker 12 years ago
How has the American Dream changed over the past 100 years?
by AnalogousMethod 11 years ago
What a great country. Let me tell you a story about a man and his wife.This man worked hard for "the man" for a decade out of high school, and lost his job. His wife was working on her degree. He started looking for more work, but the economy was bad due to everybody and their dog setting...
by Kathleen Cochran 4 months ago
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/ … k-00191931Reagan ended the Fairness Doctrine and the result was FOX and :"flavors" of news. Another GOP chip at the block of our moral foundation. Not that 70 million voters care.
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