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These days, I find that I am absolutely not a Republican. However, I am absolutely not a Democrat. I want to create a set of ideals for myself that I can use to find who best represents my views, because compromise is inevitable.
The first ideal I have for America was articulated by Michelle Obama in the recent DNC convention when she said, “The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.”
I want it to be possible for any American who makes it their singular focus to achieve middle class status, to be able to achieve that goal. I don’t think it needs to be easy because I don’t think it’s the goverment’s duty to make it easy, I simply want it to be possible.
In my mind, we already have an America where anyone who “reaches for their dreams” is able to achieve their dreams. Michelle and her husband would probably disagree with me on this issue. They would probably advocate spending more money for a “safety net” and other social programs that I feel are unneeded.
In law school, I have been hearing that upward mobility is almost impossible for certain socioeconomic segments because they are plagued by multiple “vectors” of hardship. Of course, everyone is dealt a different hand in life, but I am still searching for the hand that makes it impossible to achieve middle class status with the aforementioned dreams and willingness to work for them.
I want to hear your thoughts or hypotheticals regarding an impossible situation where someone could not achieve middle class status. Make your case for increased government spending for social programs. I want to be proved wrong. Help me understand.