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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: The American dream for my generation, the central proposition of the -- fundamental proposition of the American dream…

On the recordNovember 29, 2023
The American dream for my generation, the central proposition of the -- fundamental proposition of the American dream was that if you work hard, if you played by the rules, that you would be able to finance a home, you'd be able to take a summer vacation, you could raise a family. You could pay for your retirement, on one job. There is nobody in that generation who believes that that promise is going to be kept to them.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Democratic · New York

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Kennedy discusses the disillusionment of his generation regarding the American dream.

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