Close your eyes people.

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Well, nobody said that it was going to be easy, and apparently, nobody thinks that it is. The reason I think this is important is because it affect the idea of the 'American Dream'. From this I gather that even employed people are less happy with there job; this whether due to lower wage, longer hours, less job security,  need of a better job to supplement lost household income, a combination of these things, or some left unsaid, showing that the recession has had a profound impact on all Americans way of life. Maybe this is digging too deep, but if recovery means going back to where we were as a nation before the recession, things may not be back to normal even longer after nationwide employment grows.