The American Dream is Dead

    The American Dream is different for everyone, though it is most commonly associated with success, freedom, and happiness. The concept of the American Dream seems to have dwindled from where it was in the past few generations. It has gone from success, freedom, and happiness to having lots of money and the nicest possessions.

     On weekend edition on February 7-9, 2014 CounterPunch: "America'sBest Political Newsletter" posted the article “The American Dream is dead” where is author providing strong pessimistic opinion.  He says the dream is a myth.  People discouraged with current situation and have low expectations for better future standards.  People disappointed with the government, with their jobs and miserable salaries, with health care and retirement plan, with hopeless future for their kids, with equivocate US media that owned by 6 giant companies.  No one believes that economic system has right course and next generation will have improved quality of life than our own.  The American people tired of the lies, they voted thinking that their vote mattered and could change the system, although, the whole process is designed to put the wool over people’s eyes and power is just handled from one group of elites to the next behind.  All the productivity profits hold by “moneybags” or divided between “shareholders” instead of going to working people. Less than half - 43% of people suppose that to accomplish the American dream like buying a house is possible in this economy. People live pay check to pay check and consume their savings to meet ends day to day. Two of three Americans displeased with the way income are currently spread in USA compare to 77% that were satisfied in 2002.

      In this article author argues there is no dream left and opportunities vanished. He supports his pessimistic view with polls and data from different sources.  Through the entire report, it is obviously to notice that author is against political bloviating and considers that things are getting worse and worse. He defines Obama and Congress guilty for all of the above mentioned.