Just more than a third of Americans believe the American dream — that anyone can get ahead through hard work — is still true, according to a new poll, marking a sharp decline from years past. About…
I’d always heard it as a more abstract form of social mobility. In my childhood, I had probably 100 people tell me something along the words of “if you work hard, you can be/do anything you want.” A complete lie, by the way.
That’s what I was raised to believe. But minimum wage hasn’t kept pace with inflation and rent has spiraled out of control. I’m astounded that 57% of Americans cannot handle a $1000 emergency expense. It’s very hard to save enough for a down payment just going on salary alone.
I’m really sure when I was a kid, I the American Dream meant owning a house and a car. Am I misremembering that?
I’d always heard it as a more abstract form of social mobility. In my childhood, I had probably 100 people tell me something along the words of “if you work hard, you can be/do anything you want.” A complete lie, by the way.
if hard work lead to wealth, donkeys would be the richest creatures on the planet.
That’s what I was raised to believe. But minimum wage hasn’t kept pace with inflation and rent has spiraled out of control. I’m astounded that 57% of Americans cannot handle a $1000 emergency expense. It’s very hard to save enough for a down payment just going on salary alone.