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This seems to be the "upward mobility" version of the American dream. Not the white fence+wife+dog one.

I would say, that you are right, but I would define the "fence+dog" one as not the original "American dream", even when many people are content with fence+dog.

So many people seem to think that that's the dream that I've almost given up saying anything.

#3 and the Carlin quote from #2 probably make a good point: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=american%20dr...

The Carlin quote makes a good point here. Also #3 really summarizes what I think about the American dream. I think, historically, the American dream makes some sense, when people had to flee from Europe, to have any possibility at all to live a free and content life. But even in this time, this dream did not come true for everybody.

Today, we have a different setting: The American dream is hold on, to appease the masses of people that never have any chance to get in reach of the American dream at all.

Re #3: Were Clinton and Obama in top 1% when they were born?

The point is not, who is President of the US, but who says what the President of the US has to do.

I was specifically referring to http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=American%20Dr...

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