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Originally Posted by Handro
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That would suggest that the 'American Dream' hasn't died it's just moved north of the border to Canada. 150 years ago, Europeans emigrated en masse from a continent of rich land owners/people with title in search of opportunity across the pond. The US back then was an incredibly egalitarian place where you could make something of yourself if you just worked hard and/or had talent. Today in the US it's no longer about working hard/ability (although some will obviously succeed that way) but about being born into wealth. In Canada, if you're more twice as likely to climb out of poverty.
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