It's also interesting how the scale has slid up so much that many people now believe the "American Dream" is to become a millionaire/billionaire. When original

It's also interesting how the scale has slid up so much that many people now believe the "American Dream" is to become a millionaire/billionaire. When originally it was merely the idea that if you do the right thing your children will be better off than you were. It wasn't until the gold rush in the 1850s that the American Dream, for some, became this idea of get rich quick scheming. I can't speak to everyone, but my parents are children of the 50s and their idea of the "American Dream" was the nice house in a safe neighborhood in the burbs.