The American 'Pipe' Dream
I recently read an article that said that the jobs that created the middle class in America are dying. Thus hurting the American Dream. The American Dream. It was always temporary at best and a pipe dream at worst. It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it. The people who believe in the American Dream the most are usually very sheltered middle to upper middle income folks who live very sheltered lives. They remain optimistic and naively trusting of a system that doesn't care about them any more than it cares about homeless veterans. Sure. Ordinary folks are eager to help the homeless veterans but those elites in charge of our system certainly don't. If the elite are willing to discard our veterans imagine what they'll do to us! Imagine how the scheming multimillaires, billionaires, and overpaid politicians will treat you. Do they care that middle class jobs that pay more than $15 an hour are disappearing? Will they do anything? No. Th...