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Love Boston.

So according to a new poll his name is Joseph.

63% of college grads think the American dream is dead.

And surprise even knew what it was for this dream once defined by equality of opportunity.

Has been replaced by the morally superior equality of outcome.

So why is that well with a dream to work you had to get American exceptional -- after all there's no Belgian Mexican or -- -- dream.

But even our president thought that was academic exceptional as of its -- Leave It to Beaver see the dream requires thinking that our system is better.

And that's mean the American dream selfish individualism makes the world mad.

So now -- it was and as exploitation and is coming back it was never a new idea it's router from the same leafy campuses that gave us an administration -- -- government.

As the dreams replacement.

As young folk are saddled with debt and unemployment Obama was just to expand government's reach.

Raising taxes on those he spent decades laboring under that old dream.

So how can anyone believe in a dream when our leaders don't they who looked with stagnant Europe and say.

That's better.

America may be entering a national re occurring nightmare and I don't mean the one weight -- in Jasper show up his house -- expect it's I.

-- You hate the American dream so you're happy about this.

I haven't lived it at all I guess you understand why 60% of recent college grads can't find a job in what they study in the profession that they chose.

One point five million bachelor degrees holders under aged 25 -- jobless or unemployed -- now that over 40% live at home -- not a data thank you understand why they're upset about their future I can.

But instead I wish that they didn't feel that way I think things will turn around but I can I bet that this -- correct it's clear you don't care.

Bob is the American dream dead and should Obama be impeached.

Greg -- -- I I not on the street corner came up and over here Achilles eating you know -- -- tell you.

-- I call did you -- well I -- I imagine that kind of hiding at -- that's happened believe we should bring that sense that you agree with me president Obama's not like I -- I have.

-- that first of -- you know I don't know -- everybody does this table I -- went through a liberal arts -- -- right.

Is anybody here except for me maybe answered questions about American socialism well.

So you went through what you are doing fine there's nothing these kids have to worry about distribute got a big changes its its number one position the world.

It's going to be fine and despite all you right wing not scared people way they're going to be just fine to say you have.

An issue with American exceptional and I have some injuries.

-- That's a hold of the block and I would really you definitely -- -- kind of paying.

I shouldn't have any problem of American socialism assume that -- -- -- -- speculative -- do you believe what they don't work.

Yes -- joining me -- I'm.

Where else what other planet would you let them and it would you be sitting at table it you know what's going to happen and he definitely didn't -- -- -- Except I thought I'd have to -- being an American drink American exceptional and I asked my son this night it's fourteen years old freshman -- -- To me a favor and answer this the American dream is they alive be dead changed if it's changed fill in the blank he says debt -- -- the American dream -- changed.

It's harder for the dream quote unquote dream to become reality because of the economy and other political issues I asked.

Well that then define the American dream he said it's opportunity for success through work.

For diesel -- and -- and I'll -- sat high school kids are clued into what the American dream is and they're being.

Fed fed you know well.

This a little bit and they have a deluge your kids and again why you -- I don't blame -- -- really I think likely to be a runaway public anyway no I'm not sure and too many the American dream -- you on a Harley and a roll of bills and a twelve pack.

Well that's a veiled threat and yes well and what is the Americans into you can neither American dream -- -- Unity not of result that give me a chance to go out there and decent beat myself yes and I don't get an education.

But yet to -- student loans -- not find a way or you've got to work.

Three jobs to get it that back to two got a deal and -- and do better than you did in the last generation like my parents -- the first one to be able to go to school.

Get a college education.

Have those opportunities as a first generation American so I can do it just like anyone else -- this look -- your best stories in her life come from the jobs you had break at that time maverick to -- in the sixth and country music DJ.

College done you meant -- yeah.

They judgment whether -- but might not play this isn't.

Yes I think did you ought to have you have the opportunity to do everything you can which also like everybody I have that opportunity.

And where I have a problem America exceptional as is -- last night you -- some baby was born to a -- -- mother.

Harlow when I got like I didn't do I can't -- -- do -- but it's true that some white you have rich -- -- the -- -- -- all -- the white -- how impressed.

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The exit capitalist societies or socialist last Communist size -- it wears a wider wears that -- you Weinstein here.

It's wider here that most -- it is absolutely incorrect -- it's wider and socialists last capitalist countries that that distort and I told my -- and I -- -- don't you know it is vendors say you should you're about Cuba reasonable point that is -- -- my point is the American dream has been replaced by the Julia dream.

Because it's it would don't worry about achieving anything the government has got your back -- not just -- Everything you know it was what exactly that establishes an old rule you do -- and all that's always a Communist colleagues -- and yeah.

And I Thanksgiving Day special gonna be amazing ally now they got its live.

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