Reflection+on+Greed

The American dream is one that has reached the hearts and minds of men and women across the globe. The hope of one day living in a world where your own desires are fulfilled and your children want for nothing is a wish that many Americans have. However, what many people don’t realize is that this dream is one of //individual// gain, and //personal// success. In the current times of economic crisis, helping others couldn’t be more important, but America is still hesitant. With a stimulus package in congress geared towards helping millions of people by giving billions of dollars, it might seem as though America is finally ready to break down the barriers between the rich and the poor, but it is just not so. Not only is this the second stimulus package, because the first was shot down, it is a bill advocating change in a way that still keeps America separate. This bill does not declare that all Americans should be required to donate their time to teach skills to untrained workers. This bill does not say that Americans should provide shelter for the homeless by taking them into their own homes. Because in the end, Americans want to keep their white picket fences and their wood paneled homes. We believe that money can in fact buy happiness, and because of this we may never be happy.

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