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1. Uneasy. The concept of the middle class not existing for a long time and
still struggling to exist is frightening.
2. The part that has stuck with me is the 2007/ 2008 economic crash. My
parents lost their home around that time, and so did my aunt, who is a
restaurant owner. It was very traumatic for me and my family. Today, my
parents own their home, and my aunt also managed to buy another home for
herself and her family, but they struggled and had to save a lot to become
homeowners again. My mom and my dad also had to struggle to get back on
their feet. My parents bought a house in 2018, so it was like they started
over again. The thought of starting my own family feels troubling to me
because living costs are high today.
3. With Robert Reich, I would ask him how upper mobility looks today. What
percentage of Millennials are living the American Dream?
4. The film challenged my feelings and opinions of the “American Dream”
and “Equal Opportunity” because upper mobility is connected to high wages.
Americans cannot reach their American Dream or equal opportunity without
good pay. Growing up, I believed that the “American Dream” was based on
hard work, but there are hard-working people who will not reach the
“American Dream” because of low pay.
5. With Robert Reich’s argument, I think that big companies are the ones
“rigging” the economy. A recent example in my argument is I recently read
on the news that the menu prices at Chipotle and McDonald’s were going to
rise next year due to the higher pay of their workers. So, if the workers
rallied against the company for more pay, then it makes no sense for their
prices to change. It should come from the company’s profit, not the
consumers. I think that many companies are capable and are guilty of this.
Disneyland is also one of them that, because of their lack of profit from their
streaming services, they are raising their park prices because the revenue is
there. I am not aware if the employees are getting higher pay, but it does not
look promising that it’s a reality.
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