Americans are increasingly unlikely to believe that those who work hard will get ahead and that their children will be better off than they are, according to two recent polls.

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      1 year ago

      It was rhetorical. I suppose I should have been clearer, but I’m so tired of having to tell people their holy cows were never anything more than empty propaganda.

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      1 year ago

      those who work hard will get ahead

      That’s the problem. Hard work has nothing to do with getting ahead.