1. The Great Recession and the American Dream
King wrote this essay in 2011, for this book. dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability and achievement, regardless of social class or circumstances of birth" (1931). ... Despite the harshness of the Great Recession, a 2009 New York Times survey found that 72 percent of Americans still believed it was possible to start poor, work hard, and become rich in America (Seelye, 2009). ... During the Great Recession, the federal government decided that raising the minimum wage would stimulate worker product...
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