My idea of the American Dream is complete financial security, and to be able to enjoy it with people I love. I would also add a flexible schedule, so I could leave work to travel and do other things I enjoy whenever I please. I would love to travel all over the United States doing things outdoors such as fishing, boating, hiking, etc., and I would want to take all of my closest friends along with me. My definition of wealth has two aspects. The first is having lots of money - enough to be able to retire and continue to live how you want for the rest of your life. The second aspect has to do with family and friends. A truly wealthy person has people whom they love to share their money and adventures with.
I feel like most Americans' ideals about wealth and poverty are split. However, most feel that wealth has to do solely with money. Some feel that having a lot of money is a result of hard work and it is commendable, and poverty is a result of lack of work and should be condemned. Although some people have certain advantages in accumulating wealth, this is where I stand. However, some people think that most of the upper class is born into wealth and has much greater opportunities to gain and maintain their status, while members of the lower class are born into poverty and do not have the opportunity to make it out. These people most likely believe that wealth is not necessarily all that commendable, while poverty is not due to the impoverished person's decisions and is due more to the environment they are born into. This debate comes up a lot in politics. Democrats usually side with the latter point of view and Republicans usually side with the first point of view.
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