Some Still Find The American Dream
I guess when the economy is in the toilet and so many American's are suffering it is easy to lose sight of success. Of course success has many variations and it is difficult, perhaps nearly impossible to quantify. There is personal success, familial success, emotional success, success in quality of life. For most, the word success reflects monetary success. One of the reasons it is so hard to raise taxes on the rich in America is that aside from the fact that the control the levers of power, many Americans cling to the thought that someday they might be among them and wouldn't that be cutting our own throat? I decided long ago that I will never leave the 99 percent. I don't have a business mind and I am afraid to take too many risks. Aside from a winning lottery ticket, I will never join the ranks of the one percent. I am a realist and to even contemplate such a monetary advance is akin to looking at your child play pee wee sports and think that some day they will