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.

  • @masquenox
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    610 months ago

    What “American dream”?

    • @DEngineer
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      510 months ago

      Working only 60 hours a week and hoping that a sickness doesn’t bankrupt you.

    • @SalamendaciousOP
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      310 months ago

      From the article:

      those who work hard will get ahead and that their children will be better off than they are

      • @masquenox
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        910 months ago

        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.

      • @[email protected]
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        10 months ago

        those who work hard will get ahead

        That’s the problem. Hard work has nothing to do with getting ahead.