JiveTurkey
03-27-2008, 07:14 AM
The American dream.
To rise up from nothing to become something.
To build a wonderful and worry free life from total poverty through little more than hard work, intelligence and the right attitude.
Believe it or not, there was once a time when having a comfortable life that you could be PROUD of was actually quite possible.
Sure, many worked 60 to 80 hour weeks for FAR too little money for FAR too much of their life to achieve it...BUT...it was very possible for one who was dedicated to achieving it.
However, things seem a bit different these days.
We went from a society of "think big" to "It takes money to make money" in virtually no time.
Now, people are judged more on their luck and "credit score" than by the honest hard work and dedication they show.
Sure, there are still few out there who can achieve the original "American dream" but they are becoming few and far between.
What does it say about this "dream" when a crack dealer can have a better life than an HONEST plumber or carpenter?
What does it say about this dream when those same plumbers and carpenters have to go to the emergency room only to be barely glanced at by a doctor making 300k a year and walking out with a bill for upwards of a thousand bucks?
What does it say about this "dream" when 3 little numbers determine your "value" and trustworthiness?
Having a credit score of better than 800, that's the new American dream.
Jasn
To rise up from nothing to become something.
To build a wonderful and worry free life from total poverty through little more than hard work, intelligence and the right attitude.
Believe it or not, there was once a time when having a comfortable life that you could be PROUD of was actually quite possible.
Sure, many worked 60 to 80 hour weeks for FAR too little money for FAR too much of their life to achieve it...BUT...it was very possible for one who was dedicated to achieving it.
However, things seem a bit different these days.
We went from a society of "think big" to "It takes money to make money" in virtually no time.
Now, people are judged more on their luck and "credit score" than by the honest hard work and dedication they show.
Sure, there are still few out there who can achieve the original "American dream" but they are becoming few and far between.
What does it say about this "dream" when a crack dealer can have a better life than an HONEST plumber or carpenter?
What does it say about this dream when those same plumbers and carpenters have to go to the emergency room only to be barely glanced at by a doctor making 300k a year and walking out with a bill for upwards of a thousand bucks?
What does it say about this "dream" when 3 little numbers determine your "value" and trustworthiness?
Having a credit score of better than 800, that's the new American dream.
Jasn