"It's not about getting rich and making a lot of money. It's about security" that the American Dream can somehow provide security is its greatest lie. any

"It's not about getting rich and making a lot of money. It's about security" that the American Dream can somehow provide security is its greatest lie. any american that has lived in europe long enough understands what differentiates it from america is how people perceive this issue of social and financial security. europeans expect their socialist structures to provide security. one can see it clearly in the mentality of personal investment. american's, to their credit, live for taking risks to get ahead. whereas europeans avoid it (and save), with the expectation their government is to provide them with such security. a european is more likely to put their money into an obscure insurance than a stock. sure, this risk-averse mentality might might make the place a lot less productive (at least one could argue) but it sure makes it a lot more liveable and safe.