American Dream?

Question

is the american dream reachable for most of the low-income and poverty sticken americans?

Answer 1

The last I looked, schools were still free. Go to school, work hard, don't think you're too good for a minimum wage job. Most successful people started at the bottom of SOMETHING. What's certain is that if you don't try, you won't achieve anything. The parents of the Baby Boom generation made huge personal sacrifices to achieve things for themselves, to give their kids a better life than they had. Today's culture is largely made up of middle class people who had things given to them, and as you put it, the low-income and poverty stricken families where kids never observed anyone working hard, just collecting a check, where there is no father in the house, where people sit in violence- and drug-infested neighborhoods not trying to make a better life, and playing the victim.

I once heard some ghetto-dwelling activist who was asked the question "why don't more people pull themselves up by their bootstraps?" His answer: "What if you don't have any bootstraps?"

My God, are we that sad that we'd rather risk our family's LIVES by living among gangs, than risk stepping out to try to better ourselves? What a bunch of dependent fools we have become.

Is the american dream reachable? Yes, if you stop thinking of yourself as a loser victim for whom life is a burden, and start to think of yourself as a human being whose life has a lot of potential.

By the way, don't ask the gov't to help you out in this pursuit. Better to go to some private charities who believe in you. The gov't just wants to keep you poor so you'll vote democrat to keep your welfare checks coming.

Answer 2

Yes, good educational opportunites are available all over the US. People can certainly use that as a means to better their economic situation. The American Dream used to be to have one's children in a better financial and social position than one's self; for them to have a decent middle class life. These days people seem to think the American Dream is for one to be Donald Trump-wealthy. That is unattainable for most people no matter where you start in life.

Answer 3

I think that is the problems that Americans have we believe that life should be a dream and yet it is a reality and so we get disappointed when things don't turn out the way we want.

Answer 4

In my opinion, the American dream is attainable. If you actually try hard enough. America is the land of opportunity, no one is going to hand any thing to you, as long as you work for it you can reach that goal.

Answer 5

depends on what you think the american dream is. alot of people feel the system is set against them others don't know what type of help (aid,training,etc.) is out there and available to help them. some live in areas where hope is scarce and just try to survive day to day. but i think that for the most part if you're willing to put yourself out there and have faith it is attainable.

Answer 6

There's luck with any career. But basically, the government decides how wealth is distributed.

Answer 7

Here's a cheerful quote from William S. Burroughs.

“Thanks for the American dream, to vulgarize and falsify until the bare lies shine through. Thanks for a country where nobody's allowed to mind their own business.”

Answer 8

very possible. But there are some who still live off the welfare checks

Answer 9

Anything is possible if you believe in yourself enough.

Answer 10

possable