FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Almost 70% of voters believe the American dream has become less attainable, according to a new report from the Rainey Center, a Washington-based public policy research organization.
Only 20% of Americans voters said they believe they have achieved the American dream, and just 26% believe their family has. Almost half of young people agreed the American dream is out of reach, according to the survey of 1,010 respondents over online panels from July 14-15, but released Friday.
Homeownership, reasonable taxes, and the ability to provide a better life for future generations were the aspects of the American dream respondents said were unattainable.
“America has unfortunately delved into a period of toxic national pessimism based on the affordability crisis plaguing our country,” Rainey Center President Sarah Hunt told The Daily Signal….
