The American Dream is getting messy, as unemployment rises, poverty and debt top the list of problems in the "house of the brave." All of these things are taking a toll on the American middle class, which is sinking into poverty, shrinking the middle class, and laying bare the American dream. Every day many people classify themselves as part of the middle class, regardless of their actual income level. Even though in the United States as many as 50 million people are considered poor. If we consider the fall into crisis, in the last ten years the United States, according to "Democracy-Info.com", the American government has spent an average of 10.45 billion dollars a day and a staggering, stomach-churning figure $435.8 million an hour. Focusing only on the borrowed portion, at the current rate of consumption the national debt is growing by $4.8 billion every day. According to “How stuff work.com” American debt has tripled, owing trillions of dollars to other superpowers including China, Japan and Brazil. This debt is not only affecting our government, but also the homes of our fellow Americans. Accor...