Majority Of Americans Believe They Can Achieve The American Dream But Doubt Grows: Report | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the The Daily Wire. The author of this post is Spencer Lindquist.

    A significant majority of Americans still believe that the American Dream is within reach, but doubt has grown among some demographics, a recent report from the Archbrige Institute found.

    While the survey of 2,100 Americans found that 75% of respondents believe the American Dream is within reach, it did find signs of increased doubt among young people and those with lower education and income levels.

    "While belief in the American Dream remains strong overall, it is troubling that doubt has begun to creep in, especially among younger and less educated people," said Gonzalo Schwarz, the president and CEO of the Archbridge Institute.

    While 18% of respondents said the American Dream was out of reach in 2022, the figure increased to 24% this year.

    In 2022, just 14% of those between the ages of 18 to 29 said they had fewer opportunities than their parents. But now the figure has increased by 11 percentage points, with 25% of people in the age cohort saying they have fewer opportunities than their parents.

    Meanwhile, 31% of those without a high school diploma, and those with a high school diploma but without any college education, believe that the American Dream is out of reach. Just 16% of those with a bachelor's degree or higher believe it is unattainable.

    Only 11% of those who make $100,000 a year or more believe that the American Dream is lost, while 21% of those who make between $60,000 and $100,000 and 29% of those who make between $30,000 and $60,000 say the same. A full 38% of those who make less than $30,000 say that the American Dream is unachievable.

    While 25% of black respondents and 28% of Hispanic respondents say that it is out of reach, a smaller margin of white respondents, 22%, agree. White respondents are more likely than black or Hispanic respondents to say they have fewer opportunities for success than their parents.

    There are, however, differing views on what achievements constitute reaching the American Dream. While just 14% of respondents in 2023 said that becoming wealthy was essential to the American Dream, 28% said that making valuable contributions to your community was necessary.


    The vast majority of respondents, 82%, stated that "freedom of choice in how to live" was essential, while 79% said it is essential to have a good family life. Half of the respondents considered owning a home an essential part of the American Dream. Meanwhile, 68% said that retiring comfortably is an integral aspect.

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Understanding that this fragile Republic of the self-governed is in a precarious space in our nation's vast history: What is your honor bound patriotic duty in helping to sustain the continuance of these United States of America?

  I will depend on my Democratic Socialist politicians to continue to march hard toward the Left to provide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for all who think and do as they are told.

  I will defend the Constitution of the United States of America, and support all elected leaders who pledge to protect and insure the continued sovereignty of this Representative Republic.

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Considering how abjectly corrupt and civilly abusive the Left has become regarding the corrosive effect of their elected leaders; their entrenched and ruling bureaucracy; employing their failed Education Industry as Indoctrinators; their collusive private sector operators, such as the terminally discredited Legacy Media and Big Tech censorship of Free Speech: What will be the best course forward for hardworking Middle Americans, including the Patriot Class?

  Withdraw from society, go underground and plan for a resurgence when it is feasible to do so.

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  Are you a crazy, nut-job Insurrectionist? Everything is perfect within our plan to achieve our intended goals for the Socialist Left.

  Secession to form a true Constitutional Republic.

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