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Mr.Bee

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18. The American Dream is Dead?

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Sun Nov 9, 2025, 02:59 PM

Sunday

I agree with Farron (I usually do) the American Dream Died in 1980.
I remember the startup and startups of Silicon Valley,
a valley only known for Hewlett-Packard and IBM.
I worked at both.
The startups used to offer 100% medical ins.
'Oh Please come work for us, look at our benefits!'

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