You guys are seriously confused. I love how conservative libertarians always bemoan the government, though their real beef should be directed at multi-national corporations.
In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.
I know your own twisted tea party conception of the American Dream is rife with social Darwinist overtones, but that's simply not the general consensus.
And you can examine the poles of society as representative of the general disorder. If royal lines of inheritance and elite social circles exist, where all real economic, social, and political power are vested, how does every person truly have a shot at "rags-to-riches"?
I'm not arguing for equality of outcomes, I'm arguing for a more complete equality of opportunity. Economic, social, and political opportunity have been concentrated in a very specific sector of the population for a while now. And it's definitely not "the government's" fault. I love how "the government" is such a monolithic thing to you guys. It's cute.
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