This article talks about how it is harder to move socially in the US than in most of Europe. Also, it shows the Horatio Alger myth, which states the ideal aspects of the American Dream without stating the truth. Although Obama and the government believe in this lie, stating that someone born into poverty has equal chances as anyone else. The writer disagrees with this stating that she is bound by poverty and is a slaves for life, without equal opportunities as some other students

America's middle class has begun to shrink in the last 20 years due to the rich becoming even richer and the poor becoming even poorer. As income inequality has grown in the US, the size of the middle class has shrunk astronomically. For example, in 1979, the middle class was 57% of the US, but now, it is only 42%. This leads to a greater separation between the rich and poor