Boehner Shoots Down Obama’s Minimum Wage Hike - UPDATED: WH Hits Back Against Boehner

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23. At some point we need to admit the American Dream is just that...a dream.

It means different things to different people. Some people see it as becoming an uber rich person who is powerful and connected. Others see it as simply not having to worry about money. They don't want to be rich, they just want to be able to buy a house, a car, send their kids to a good school. The people the minimum wage applies to have no chance at attaining anything other than the American Nightmare. This has become more of a reality than the dream. Hard work means nothing if you aren't paid for the work you do. Lack of skill is a problem, but it is a problem because the stupids in our government won't invest in people to ensure we all have the chance to attain our version of the dream. You do not care about humans if you are more concerned with the few that have most instead of the many that have the least. We will be judged by history and the world by how we treat those less fortunate in our society, not by the billionaires we have created on their backs.