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Gonzalo Schwarz, president and CEO of The Archbridge Institute, a public policy think tank, agrees that it’s important to focus on the positives of living in America.
The Archbridge Institute’s own polling found that majorities across various demographic groups agree that the American Dream is alive and well. The organisation says this is because it has a different methodology and asks more direct questions than most other polls, which it says are more conceptual in nature.
“If we focus only on the negative aspects and on the share of people who believe the Dream is out of reach, we risk making the demise of the American Dream a self-fulfilling prophecy,” Schwarz says. “We should step back, take a longer-term view, and be inspired to rekindle the American Dream as a beacon of hope for America’s next 250 years.”
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