Jan. 17, 2026 6 AM PT
To the editor: Contributing author Veronique de Rugy might shorten her prolonged diatribe by merely utilizing statistical evaluation that compares the achievement of the American Dream — a middle-class objective — with earlier generations in particular financial areas of the U.S. (“Is the middle class shrinking or just struggling?,” Jan. 15)
Such a standards would little doubt reveal that the American Dream is now not broadly attainable due to inflation (particularly within the value of housing) and the dearth of fairness in revenue amongst staff versus administration, house owners and CEOs.
Larry Naritomi, Monterey Park
