The promise that if you work hard and play by the rules, you will get ahead, or if you don’t, surely your children will, was broken long ago. But there's a way to turn this around.
The 1% deliberately changed the meaning of the American Dream. For decades, the American Dream was to be solidly, securely middle class. A house, a car, recreation, and enough security that your kids will have it a little better than you do.
Through popular culture, that changed. Now, the dream is to be a billionaire. The ruling elite have moved the goalposts. With the American Dream permanently out of reach, the peons accept working poverty, and blame themselves for not being rich.
The 1% deliberately changed the meaning of the American Dream. For decades, the American Dream was to be solidly, securely middle class. A house, a car, recreation, and enough security that your kids will have it a little better than you do.
Through popular culture, that changed. Now, the dream is to be a billionaire. The ruling elite have moved the goalposts. With the American Dream permanently out of reach, the peons accept working poverty, and blame themselves for not being rich.