The American Dream as it exists today is a hamster wheel grind that keeps roughly 60% of the population living in poverty. The minimum work week consists of 40 hours, overtime is often mandatory if you want to retain your position, and the threat of being downsized in favor of someone who is willing to do your job for half the pay is constantly hanging over your head. The hope is that one day, when you are around 65 years of age, you will finally have enough money saved up to be “allowed” to retire, at which point you can kick your feet up and enjoy a life of relaxation and luxury. But until you reach that point, you have nothing to look forward to other than a continual grind of 8 hour work shifts, barely managing to pay your bills on time. And, if you are like most Americans, you are actually juggling your bills and paying alternating ones late each month so that you can just manage to squeeze by.
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