So true!!! The American dream has been in a slow death since we were taken off the Gold standard in the 1970's. Since then our fiat money and purchasing power has been devalued and subsequently we were sold out to cheap labor and goods overseas. To go into debt is enslavement, and that's what the American system thrives on. USA's main product is DEBT! Don't fall for it! Be free and live modestly and generously. :)