American Dream Tarnished - Confident in ourselves but not institutions

clipped from politicsandtheamericandream.blogspot.com Fear and Grieving on the Protest Trail The recent State of the American Dream Survey by Xavier University's Institute for Politics and the American Dream shows a predictable overall decline of faith that the American Dream can be achieved in our time. 68% of us doubting the possibility of American Dream achievement for our descendants. 74% believe the world doesn't look up to America the way it used to. A majority of Americans (52%) now believe that the world looks elsewhere for the creation of the future. While Americans remain confident in themselves, there is deep disappointment in the institutions entrusted with the job of steering our future course. Institutional failures are seen across the board. Political institutions. Corporate and religious institutions as well.