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David Wallechinsky's Central Message About The American Dream

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The author's central message about the American Dream is that it's dead. The author, David Wallechinsky, makes many arguments about the American Dream being dead and doesn't argue otherwise. The quote ". . .many average Americans are struggling—squeezed by rising costs, declining wages, credit-card debt and diminished benefits, with little left over to save for retirement" (Wallechinsky 1) shows this. The author states this then provides statistics and evidence to support this claim. The author provides many American's opinions and experiences, these opinions are important as they are from the prospective of people facing the problem, not politicians and people distant from middle class struggles. The quote "Today, despite having a college
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