Saving the American Dream When the United States was founded, the American dream was a dream where hard working people could be financially profitable, and set their children up to hopefully, better off. This dream, although seeming achievable then, has slowly gotten out of reach from most American people. So, what is the American dream now? The American dream is to rebuild the middle class in a way that anyone, no matter their age, background, ethnicity, etc. can achieve the absolute best according to their abilities and by mending the distance between the ordinary man and the rich by changing the focus of the government from the wealthy to the middle class, we can inspire The easiest way to give everyone an equal opportunity to succeed is by leveling the playing field so that everyone has a chance to pursue their dreams. The economy today works in a way that allows the rich to benefit, and let everyone else fall more behind. In the article, Reviving the American Dream, Warren and Blasio state, “In a growing body of research – including work done by Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and the Roosevelt Institutes – shows clearly that an increasing disparity between rich and poor, cronyism and an economic system that works only for those at the top are bad for the middle class and bad for the economy” (1). The ways to level the playing field are, giving equal pay to workers so that everyone gets the pay they deserve, and strengthening social security so no matter what …show more content…
Rebuilding the American dream won’t be easy, but is necessary for the success of the nation. Rebuilding the economy is the new American dream so that everyone can achieve the absolute best according to their abilities, and allowing for the economy, once again, to grow into something greater than the nation can