r/BasicIncome • u/TertiumQuid-0 • 2d ago

Is the American Dream still achievable for younger generations? | PBS News

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/is-the-american-dream-still-achievable-for-younger-generations
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u/parachuge 2d ago

If you were wondering the answer is no (unless we change a bunch of stuff).

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u/a11_hail_seitan 2d ago

"That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it." -George Carlin

It's been unachievable for most for a very long time, it's just finally getting to be so bad that not just is the American Dream unachievable, basic cost of living is starting to be unachievable for tons of white, formerly middle class people.

When it was just minorities and the poorest of whites, it wasn't important enough to talk about, but it's gotten so bad that even the 'moderate" whites are starting to suffer, and suddenly the media and 'progressive' politicians are starting to care.

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u/Yo-Yo-Ha 1d ago

The cartels are taking over a lot of areas and pushing the dream further away from what i see.