- Gregory Clark, of UC Davis, claims American dream is simply an illusion
- Instead, social mobility in U.S. is no higher than in rest of world, he says
- Disadvantaged citizens 'will not be granted opportunities for hard work'
- They will remain stuck in social status for life - and so will their children
- Mr Clark's findings were obtained using figures from the past 100 years
- But his students disagree, saying parents' wealth is not 'deciding factor
But the American Dream does not actually exist, according to one economics professor.
Gregory Clark, who works at the University of California, Davis, claims the national ethos is simply an illusion and that social mobility in the country is no higher than in the rest of the world.
Comment: As the late, great George Carlin said, "It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."
See also:
The facade of the American dream
The American Dream As We Know It Is Obsolete