Bernie Sanders once said, “For many, the American Dream has become a nightmare”. Americans feel that they can longer accomplish what they could have done easily 50 years ago. With most of the country’s currency in the hands of a small percent of its population, it’s very unlikely that one can ascend from rags to riches. There are many reasons why the American Dream is considered defunct, but it is primarily caused by overpopulation, poor political decision making, and an uneven distribution of wealth. America has gone through substantially larger population surges in the last few decades. Due to this, there is far more competition in the workplace, school admissions, and in many other areas of society. Such competition makes it almost impossible
