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Is the American Dream Really Dead?

Is the American Dream Really Dead?

Update: 2017-01-192
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Just a few decades ago, more than 90 percent of 30-year-olds earned more than their parents had earned at the same age. Now it's only about 50 percent. What happened -- and what can be done about it?

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