Well, @denmarkguy, for me, the American Dream was and still is, the opportunity to achieve what you want. For most of us, that means providing for our families, retirements and still having disposable income to do some other things. It's about having the freedom to do so, without someone else intervening or micromanaging. Working hard may be a part of it, but being in the right place at the right time may be it, too. Unfortunately, there are those who can't do what they think it is they want to do, so they tear down others instead. That seems to be a reality to this American Dream, the unseemly underbelly to it, that I don't know how to get rid of. In a perfect world, those folks would realize they can't make it and move on, rather than spreading lies and their own mediocrity. It's been obvious to me that in a free society, to some degree, those folks are extended the freedom to do what they will, too.