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Americans are increasingly unlikely to believe that those who work hard will get ahead and that their children will be better off than they are, according to two recent polls.
Americans are increasingly unlikely to believe that those who work hard will get ahead and that their children will be better off than they are, according to two recent polls.
What “American dream”?
Working only 60 hours a week and hoping that a sickness doesn’t bankrupt you.
From the article:
It was rhetorical. I suppose I should have been clearer, but I’m so tired of having to tell people their holy cows were never anything more than empty propaganda.
That’s the problem. Hard work has nothing to do with getting ahead.