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Category: American Dream

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American Dream

Fair Markets, Free People, and the Fight for the American Dream

America was built on the promise that if you work hard, play fair, and take responsibility, you can build a better life for yourself and your family. That’s the American Dream. But today, that dream is being smothered—not by the people who work hard, but by the corporations and banks that have rigged the system to extract wealth instead of creating it. Let me be clear: I believe in capitalism. I believe in free markets. I believe in strong, thriving companies. But capitalism isn’t free if the game is fixed. A truly free market demands fair play. And right now, we don’t have that. Banks and corporations can charge 30% interest rates on credit cards and push “buy now, pay later” schemes on kids who don’t know any better. They’ll renegotiate billion-dollar loans with the wealthy but take the homes of working families behind on their mortgage. They’ll lobby Washington

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