J. Stiglitz: The American Dream has become a myth

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Honestly I think this all one needs, and good health -

Give this man a cigar!

Last fall my wife was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Doctors told my daughter and I that she was in serious condition. Possible brain aneurysm. She was unresponsive and on life support. I called my son who was in Halifax and told him to come home immediately. Fortunately, it turned out to be an extremely severe migraine. But there was a moment there, a dark one when all else falls away. Glad to report that she is back to her very healthy self.

I believe that the American dream or in our case the Canadian one is falsely sold as being a material one. Money, cars, stuff. You can't put a value on health and a sense of security. I'm just a blue collar guy, wife's a receptionist. We're not wealthy but we have no complaints. Can you put a value on that? Happiness trumps all else.