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I think the point is probably that the American Dream is not something that can be defined so specifically as "having a car/house/disposable income." It's going to mean something different to each person. That's why I find threads like this difficult to respond to because an idea anda definition is put forward and then people are asked whether they fit that description as it is defined.
Cyn, you had, at one point in this thread, mentioned that the American Dream is also about being "better off than where you were," but you don't have to necessarily have ANY of the things that you mentioned (property/car/etc) in order to be better off than where you were. I think what roachboy might be saying that the American Dream is more than any of that - it's about a state of mind and being and everyone will define it differently. And I can tell from what you just wrote that you probably understand where I'm coming from here.
For many people, just having the right to vote may be the definition of living the American Dream.
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