I thought that having the American dream was a single job that would support the whole family while wife stayed home with the 2.5 kids.

College was affordable if you saved, again with income from one job, and a college degree meant something. Home affordability was a big deal, anyone who worked a normal job could afford a home.

It's all fucked up now. Most people have to work multiple jobs and can't afford to buy a home while kids going to college have to take out student loans.