American Dream United States of America is known as the land of opportunity for many immigrants who dream of a better life. Since the beginning of American history, the US has focused more about equal opportunity than any other country. There are many people who strongly believe that once they come to the United States it is almost guaranteed to find success. Also, they believe that we live in a very different world than them, living the American dream. However, it’s beginning to seem like this country is no longer the land of opportunity for those who are immigrants and the low class people.This is because of the difficulty to get a job, false assumptions, and heavily enforced social classes.
The systems in this country like Welfare were intended to be temporary, or to help those who are unable to take care of themselves. To help people get on their feet. As the country ages it has become a source of income, or a crutch that is never removed. The welfare system (and similar systems) has been taken advantage of. Instead of reforming them, the populous that uses this “opportunity” has become so dependent on it that it isn’t enough and now our government is increasing these “opportunities” while America sits in the largest deficit it has ever been in.
“Different generations have varying opinions on whether or not the American Dream is attainable”. (“Home Ownership”). The economy and unemployment rate are constantly growing and falling, making your income very unpredictable. This means that the ability of being able to achieve the dream is never a for sure thing, unless you have the drive, work ethic, and determination to achieve it. “Seventy-Eight percent of Americans feel that their home is an important financial asset for their future”.
Normally our society doesn’t describe their ambition of desiring more money, less stress and a bigger house to achieve the American Dream. It is often a cliché that most do not often admit as their primary goal in life in order to achieve the American Dream. However, it is fundamentally something they want to accomplish in life. Personally, I feel as though with the high debt our society carries as a whole, to be able to live on an upper class. I must carry high hopes of success to accomplish a high rate of money to not have debt at any point.
I feel that the American middle class could be striving more to better there life’s then what they are. Some people that have the opportunities and a ton of resources such as scholarships, student loans, or welfare programs aren’t using the efficiently. The idea of getting welfare is great but most likely when a middle class citizen gets on it they never get off it. I believe that some of the welfare programs could do drug testing in order to really see who is using the money to actually better themselves and not just go buy drugs, live off the system,
It’s a nightmare. For those that are living in poverty, but still put in over forty hours of work a week, the American Dream is a haunting reminder of how others get to enjoy their money. The working poor only get to struggle to maintain enough money to get through each day. There is no planning a vacation off of minimum wage, no such thing as a good or even a proper education. For those that live in poverty, working hard to achieve a goal means to work as much as you can so you can have electricity for the month or a decent meal.
The idea of an immigration reform has been talked about for the past few years. Many think it’s a good idea and many not so much. Some believe that it will bring bad things for the economy, that it would bring plenty of competition for American born workers, and that many more immigrants would be influence to cross the border to get advantage of the reform. At the same time they don’t step into the shoes of those who don’t have some type of medical insurance, that aren’t capable of visiting their families because there is no easy way back into the country, they don’t think about the children who are separated from their illegal parents. Most of what they believe is wrong, economy would be pushed up, the reform will create many more jobs for people, and there will probably be some type of system to know how long someone has lived in this country.
“The most obvious example lies in the education system. Upward mobility is increasingly determined my education” (Meritocracy in America, 3). With the more education you receive there will be more chances a person will make more money at a job. “The education system is increasingly stratified by social class, and poor children have a double disadvantage. They attend school with fewer resources than those of their richer contemporaries” (Meritocracy in America, 3).
Alexis Robinson September 24, 2011 3rd Block Economics “Are the Rich Necessary” by Hunter Lewis In the book “Are the Rich Necessary” Hunter Lewis gives many arguments about the free market. However, he doesn’t share only his point of view. He lets the reader think for themselves although some of his opinions are present. Some things in the chapters contradict his attempt to not think for readers. He often states that the rich are necessary because they lead our economy and that their money helps them to do so.
Unlike our American culture, societies in other nations constantly raise the social standard of success and intelligence. When it came to role models, America used to be number one; today that is not the case. We have countries surpassing us so far in technology and intelligence that honestly, it is quite embarrassing. We barley make our own goods, thus further raising our dependence on other prospering nations. As for furthering success in America, it starts with lowering our dependence rate and raising our independence to sustain success on its