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The American Dream
When I was a kid in the 50s my parents bought a house.
They were in their 20s (26 and 28)
My mother was a stay at home mom.
My father worked one job. He did go to college at night but never finished his degree.
People had passbook savings accounts that made 5-1/4% and the money was loaned out by the bank in their community.
I could go on and on.
Just like when my kids say you need to be greener Dad.
When I was a kid milk and soda came in bottles, you returned them, they washed them and reused them.
Meat was wrapped in butcher paper.
I don't think you can buy a food item that is not encased in plastic today.
There was no such thing as paper towels.
We rode our bikes, came home from school and went out of the house and played with our friends till our mother called us for dinner.
Doctors made house calls, you paid them with money and you could.
If your family or neighbors were sick or had a tough time YOU helped them.
Think about how things have changed and where the American Dream has gone.
Now follow the money and see where it leads.
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