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    The 'American Dream:' Does it have a future?

    The "American Dream" has been defined as an increased standard of living from generation to generation. It's when children make better pay, own more property and enjoy life's comforts more than their parents. Now, the American Dream can actually be measured. The numbers are not encouraging.

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 19, 2016 • 1 min read

    The "American Dream" has been defined as an increased standard of living from generation to generation. It's when children make better pay, own more property and enjoy life's comforts more than their parents. Now, the American Dream can actually be measured. The numbers are not encouraging. The odds for children exceeding their parents' standard of living have dropped like a stone for the poor and middle class, and the concentration of wealth in the economic stratosphere has increased by orders of magnitude. We hear what that means for the "American Dream."

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      David Leonhardt

      New York Times

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      Jonna Ivin

      novelist and playwright

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      David French

      Columnist, The Dispatch and Time magazine

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    2 of 3
    The 'American Dream:' Does it have a future?
    1. 1:20Obama Administration pushes last-minute environment regulations
    2. 7:53The 'American Dream:' Does it have a future?You’re reading this
    3. 40:44Behind the lens, capturing 'slaughter' in the Philippines
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