For many years now, the idea of the “American Dream” has been questioned in its truthfulness. People of all ages from around the world hear about a life of opportunity and success, then move to America hoping to live a better life than what they had before. Most certainly a decade ago, the term the “American Dream” stood as a much more relevant term than what it means now. The economy was much more stable then because population wasn’t as high, meaning more jobs were available. The middle-class is being torn from today’s economy, the class that immigrants would “dream” about living in. Many Americans are struggling to just “get by,” and with the unemployment rate at an all time high, it doesn’t make sense for anyone to think they can come here and just expect to get a decent job. According to Jack Solomon, in his article, “Masters of Desire: The Culture of American Advertising,” he believes Americans want to rise up, be better than their competitor, and live as equally as their neighbors do (Solomon 543). This is true that Americans feel this way, but equality is not relevant everywhere in this country. The “American Dream” is a modern day lie because it’s an unobtainable ideal due to the competition for decent jobs, rapid population growth and the large unemployment rates. Obtaining a decent job right now in this country is no easy task. The “American Dream” is a term slowly becoming irrelevant as it’s losing its meaning. The truth is, it’s purely a huge risk moving to this country nowadays because nothing is promised, and one is just hoping to get lucky. Coming to America just puts you in the same boat as millions of other people. One’s chances of getting a decent job immediately after arriving to America are slim to none. In her article, “Bright-Sided,” Barbara Ehrenreich discusses how Americans are hurting themselves through their cockiness, which is resulting in more chaos and instability in the economy (Ehrenreich 533). She believes this attitude that Americans have, is affecting people’s decisions that is limiting job availability for the country (Ehrenreich 534). Agreeing with her statement, I feel Americans are a little bit out of line regarding financial decisions, and this is affecting the balance of wealth in this country. The truth is, there just isn’t enough jobs for everyone to be happy. This system that we were told as kids (“The American Dream”), that if we stay in school, work hard and don’t make