It's 4th of July, and 250 years on, is the American Dream still a credible concept for people inside and outside the US?

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It's 4th of July, and 250 years on, is the American Dream still a credible concept for people inside and outside the US?

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It’s both.

“It was always more myth than reality — the Dream served as a powerful story but the data on social mobility has never fully supported it”

“No — widening inequality, cost of living and political dysfunction have made it increasingly hollow even as a concept”

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It was always more myth than reality — the Dream served as a powerful story but the data on social mobility has never fully supported it

43%

No — widening inequality, cost of living and political dysfunction have made it increasingly hollow even as a concept

43%

Yes — the idea that hard work and ambition can overcome your starting point remains uniquely powerful and still draws people to America from everywhere

14%

Yes for immigrants, no for those born into poverty inside the US — the dream is more accessible from the outside looking in

It has evolved — the American Dream today is less about prosperity and more about individual freedom and reinvention, which still resonates globally

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🇭🇷Croatia50%🇧🇬Bulgaria100%

Croatia is most divided — 50% “It was always more myth than reality — the Dream served as a powerful story but the data on social mobility has never fully supported it” vs 50% “No — widening inequality, cost of living and political dysfunction have made it increasingly hollow even as a concept”.

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60%

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Man is most divided — 60% “It was always more myth than reality — the Dream served as a powerful story but the data on social mobility has never fully supported it” vs 20% “No — widening inequality, cost of living and political dysfunction have made it increasingly hollow even as a concept”.

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