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Millennials can do everything in today's America except for this.

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People born in America were raised on the American Dream.

There were dreams of pursuing a career in the field most interesting, and then working that job to the end of retirement.

There were dreams of owning a house by the time you reached your thirties, having a white picket fence in the yard, and a paid of vehicle in the drive.

There were dreams of a house full of children.

There were dreams of financial stability, harmony among those of all race and religion, and a hardworking government.

The American Dream is exactly what it is said to be, a dream and nothing more. Instead of the American Dream, We The People were given false advertisement.

Instead of getting a career in the job you wanted so badly, you spend over ten grand to realize your major was never hiring.

Instead of owning that house by the time you’re thirty, you put a down payment on the house of your dreams. After fifty years of paying for that house you always wanted, the bank seizes property values and your children are left to pay for the damages. That white picket fence you always wanted has been destroyed by the group of “gangsters” that now ride up and down the streets destroying the once quiet and tranquil neighborhood you used to know and love. The vehicle in the drive has deteriorated. The new paint is faded and rusty. It’s leather seats, torn and cracking. Parts for your car are no longer sold here in America, because everything is made in China and Mexico.

Your children are now spoiled, morale-lacking heathens who say words hurt more than bullets. When you were their age , you fought for our country, now your children fight back years when someone bullies them.

Now, in today's America, in a multiple-income household, bills are barely being paid. Now, in today's America, we have race wars, hate crimes, religious discrimination. Now, in today's America, our government raises their income and demands We The People pay more in taxes to help pay for their third home in Maui.

Now, in today's America, Millennials can do everything except for have the American Dream.

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