Is The American Dream Still Possible?

While some people believe that America has stopped providing citizens with the opportunity to achieve the American Dream because of the constantly changing economy and job opportunities that are available, many Americans can argue that the American Dream still exists today due to the many different long term goals that a number of American citizens have set for themselves. America has been offering the opportunity for immigrants to come to America since the 17th century. The main reasons these peoples came to America was to either escape the rule of their homeland or heard of the great promises of America and wished to start a new life and receive gifts that have been offered. The basic meaning of the American Dream is the promise that people who immigrate to America or already …show more content…
While many Americans support the idea that the American Dream is still available, there are also many Americans that argue that the American Dream is no longer obtainable due to the constantly changing economy and job availability. In David Wallechinsky’s article “Is the American Dream Still Possible?”, he gives us multiple examples of people losing their jobs due to changes in the economy as well as giving examples of people who seeming live paycheck to paycheck and have a very little amount of money. Richard Oden of Conyers was fired from his job because he was absent from work due to a major surgery he had to undergo and is now taking money from his 401 (k). Randy Omark, a former flight attendant for TWA, was put on furlough along with 4,000 other workers and was never