What in the world has happened to us?  When I was growing up, it was assumed that pretty much everyone in my generation would be able to achieve the American Dream.  But today most of the U.S. population is not living the American Dream, and more people are falling out of the middle class every day.  As I have detailed in previous articles, this is particularly true for Millennials and those in Generation Z.  The collective prosperity of the middle class has been declining for an extended period of time, and now that long-term decline threatens to become a full-blown avalanche.

The post The Cost Of Living The American Dream For A Lifetime Has Reached A Whopping 5 Million Dollars was first published by Michael Snyder on The Economic Collapse Blog and is republished here with his permission. Please support his efforts.