The American Dream is no longer easy—it requires a lot of common sense and frugal habits.
It requires deferring instant gratification and out of control materialism.
This is not a hard swallow—anybody can do those things.
Happiness is not a function of how much money you spend on a fancy house or fancy vacation.
Life just does not work like that.
While what you say is undoubtedly true, you missed my point completely.