Because they have us convinced that we need two cars in the driveway, each costing 800 dollars a month, a home that costs 5 times what it should, and run our kids to soccer, dance class, ballet, martial arts, because God forbid we let our kids play outside and use their imagination. Then, because everyone is so busy working and running around, no one has time to cook dinner so it's off to McDonalds or any assortment of "Fat Food joints" there are to choose from.

Shall I go on?

Depending where you live in the USA the cost of living can be extremely high, due to the lack of a “middle class” ( which some theorize is what the USA government is trying to get rid of… so the rich will always have people working for them guaranteed..) @Godgundam91

Cause everything is too expensive

SO WE CAN RULE THE WORLD! mwahahahahahahahahahaaaaa!

It's a work ethic handed down to me from dad, grandfather. I enjoy my career and being part of a large cog that supports commerce.

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To blame the other guy for the debt thing.

Good question

Are they chasing the Dream or perhaps trying to convince themselves that they are actually living it?

I rarely miss an opportunity to make fun of them but this is a rather universal issue because times are tough

Inflation

We're slackers compared to Japanese.

Because everything’s so expensive.

I do it because poor sucks and rich beats the shit out of almost any other kind of life.

Because The Americans dream for most people is being in debt. Not realizing they are actually slaves to the lenders they owe money to. Just to show off success or keeping up with the jones

Eh, it's a long story that involves the toxic Portestent work ethic, systematically collapsed labor movements, a government owned by buisiness interests, right to work, employment at will, high expenses, and impotent worker rights.



This nation highly favors buisiness, rent seeking, and profits over people. The rights of capital always come first and formost here.