The future for the American Dream
Is the American dream still there for young people? Business Daily reports from the USA
The class of 2001 talks about the financial difficulties of the last decade, the class of 2011 is optimistic.
Business Daily is in rural New Jersey, in the USA - to look at how the economic troubles of the last decade have squeezed the middle classes.
Lesley Curwen talks to a young couple, Christina and Steve, who graduated from school in 2001. They tell her about the financial hardships of the last decade.
The former governor of New Jersey, Jon Corzine warns of the danger that young Americans WON'T be able to better themselves. Is the American Dream really dead or just sleeping?
However, Lesley also hears from Christina's brother, Devon, who graduated this year. He has a stock market portfolio and is sure he will be able to make his way successfully in the world.
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