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marions ghost

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28. You describe the situation well...

Reply to davidthegnome (Reply #22)

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 12:54 PM

Sep 2014

All bets are off for the middle class these days.

The 1% likes their chattle desperate and overworked. Nice and compliant.

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Guess who�s losing faith in the American Dream? Everyone. [View all] n2doc Sep 2014 OP

"citizens will be looking for leaders who offer concrete, credible plans for a better future�and djean111 Sep 2014 #1

I had a college history teacher in the early 80's that was not impressed with the "American dream". brewens Sep 2014 #2

And that's the crux of it, too, brewens. calimary Sep 2014 #15

Sadly, ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #26

real wages peaked in 1968 KurtNYC Sep 2014 #3

Obama will be blamed, but fiscal conservativism is the culprit. closeupready Sep 2014 #4

And that's Mission Accomplished for the elite assholes. stillwaiting Sep 2014 #6

People must be waking up. PeoViejo Sep 2014 #5

We needed someone far stronger than Obama turned out to be. It was clear from the start that world wide wally Sep 2014 #7

The dream has evaporated into dreary reality. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #8

These numbers are significant marions ghost Sep 2014 #9

Or giving up? I hope not..... jwirr Sep 2014 #18

The American Dream is a fantasy. Such phrases mean whatever you want them to mean. Zen Democrat Sep 2014 #10

K&R.... daleanime Sep 2014 #11

I still believe that hard work helps to get you ahead Android3.14 Sep 2014 #12

I haven't gone to the source; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #13

Yes, it is interesting that they did not break it down by race. Because since they did not this does jwirr Sep 2014 #24

I'm an old timer, born in 1942. I see the American dream as a nightmare. Paper Roses Sep 2014 #14

Born in 1940 and you express exactly what I feel Stargazer99 Sep 2014 #17

You are not alone. I was born in 1941. Much of what you talk about is what I went through. We jwirr Sep 2014 #30

It is now the American Nightmare. There will be no ballyhoo Sep 2014 #16

The American Dream was always a hoax, propaganda from the Ownership class. Rex Sep 2014 #19

True - some of us after WWII had half a chance - TBF Sep 2014 #35

The PTB view this as good news whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #20

That's what happens when you have 2 Corporate Parties representing the 1%, and NOBODY blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #21

The "American Dream" mythos is, far more, steeped in ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #32

I'm not sleeping right now. davidthegnome Sep 2014 #22

You describe the situation well... marions ghost Sep 2014 #28

Yep n2doc Sep 2014 #31

Perhaps it is time to dream a different dream. Skidmore Sep 2014 #23

Thank you so much for sharing that link BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #33

Aw, c'mon guys! Turn that frown upside down! You gotta have... KansDem Sep 2014 #25

The American Dream was always bullshit. alarimer Sep 2014 #27

This is the great "conservative" achievement Cary Sep 2014 #29

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