[MD] American Dream - Still Alive ?

[craigerb at comcast.net]

[Ian]
> is the American Dream
> still alive through a recession ? Has it changed ? Interesting BBC
> view from across the pond.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12839437

> An aspect missing in this report IMHO is the "frontier" element - it
> may be a struggle to get ahead in current economic terms, as it is
> anywhere. For me the US still has so much "free-space" to define your
> own dream, and a mentality that values those freedoms.

Agree 100%. Perhaps Zogby needs a question like:
In what order do you value the following:
1) accumulating material possessions
2) following your own dream
3) contributing to society 
4) conserving the planet for the future
...

Craig