Since the end of World War II, most people around the world regarded the United States as the land of opportunity.
Americans cannot afford to remain complacent with the status quo..
Undoubtedly, anxiety about the future is in the air, but what causes it? Can the past be restored? One thing is certain.
Recently, political catchphrases such as Make America Great Again, deeply resonated with frustrated Americans on both sides of the political divide, more so than election pollsters and the media anticipated during the 2016 presidential election.
Are they, though? Do Americans still have the edge or has the American Dream finally slipped away? Is it possible to conceive that American workers could be disadvantaged when compared to those living and working in other countries? While most people live their everyday lives never knowing, one thing is clear.
Indeed, income levels and employment opportunities now appear to be similar.
In today\'s globalized world, working in America no longer feels any different than earning a living in Europe or Japan.
Today, the America of yesterday, a place where children grew up to ultimately earn more than their parents, is no longer reality but, in most cases, just wishful thinking.
Most Americans today do not realize that since the early 1990s, when the world markets began to merge and globalization took place, America went through a significant transformation.
Much has changed, though, in the past four decades.
The American Dream, a dream of a land where life is better, richer and fuller for everyone, was alive.
It was a place where people could easily raise a family and with hard work could achieve anything they set their mind to.
The baby boomers and Generation X knew it best as the land of milk and honey.
Since the end of World War II, most people around the world regarded the United States as the land of opportunity
