Big Majority Say American Dream Is Dead

A new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll finds that “the share of people who say they have a good chance of improving their standard of living fell to 25%, a record low in surveys dating to 1987.”

“More than three-quarters said they lack confidence that life for the next generation will be better than their own, the poll found.”

“Nearly 70% of people said they believe the American dream—that if you work hard, you will get ahead—no longer holds true or never did, the highest level in nearly 15 years of surveys.”