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Oh, that’s just the sound of the American Dream being flushed

So much for the American Dream.  The streets aren’t paved with gold and there certainly aren’t any silver platters, except for the Donald Trumps, George Bushs (ugh), and any of the Kennedys.  I think it’s safe to say that, at one point in our lives, each of us were told that if we worked hard, gave it our best and that if we put our mind to it, we could do anything.  In fact, Nas told us to repeat “If I work hard at it, I'll be where I want to be” but as encouraging as it sounds, sometimes it just doesn’t work out that way.

Rather than simply interview subjects or replicate statistics, Ehrenreich took the time to submit herself to the conditions that so many in America—land of the free shullbit—live in, live with, and live through.  While this wasn’t the first, and certainly won’t be the last article written about the paralleling issues, it’s saddening to think…no…to know that in our lifetime this will never change.  Why would they? As long as companies can pay just enough to allow a person to afford bread and water (just enough to keep one alive and make it to work the next day) and pocket millions of dollars, things are going to remain just as they are.  It’s a dog eat dog world and someone always has to be smarter, quicker, richer and this country wasn’t built for everyone to be wealthy. As we know, money begets power, power begets respect and when you have respect there isn’t much you can’t do.