American Winter Page #10

a much better society,

one that's both fairer

and more inclusive,

but also more prosperous

for everybody.

I don't want to

have, like, a mansion or anything

and, like, stacks of money

sitting right next to me.

I want to have, like,

just a normal house,

maybe a dog, maybe two kids;

I'd prefer one.

That's

the American dream, right?

To not have to worry about

money. That's every kid...

Like, if every kid could say

that, then it's just awesome.

That'd be awesome.

- Ha! Who's that?

- Dada!

- Hey, buddy.

- Dada!

We've lost our identity.

Are we headed in a direction

that is gonna cause us

to thrive and survive and grow,

or are we headed in a place

where you're gonna have

the haves and the have-nots?

If that increases and there's

a divide between the two,

that's not going to bode very

well for the future of America.

Yee-haw. Ride, cowboy.

Yee-haw.

- Ride, cowboy.

- Yeah.

Once upon

a time, America had policies

which promoted a strong

middle class,

investing in education

so that kids have a chance.

Investing in affordable homes.

Making sure that healthcare

is affordable and accessible.

It's investments

in the kinds of things

which we know produce

healthy outcomes

for our community,

and we know what they are.

That's no mystery. The question is,

are we willing to invest in them?

And we keep falling short.

Can we insist

that we protect families

in this country

and that we have policies

that make sure

we're investing in healthy

outcomes for them?

- Love you.

- I love you.

Yeah? Me you.

When I

grow up, I want to have kids,

a husband, and I want

to be able to not worry about

"How am I gonna feed my family?

How are we gonna pay our bills?"

And I'll have

to worry about that.

Gonna say your prayers?

OK. Fold your hands

like this.

Go like this.

Close your eyes.

- Say, "Dear God... "

- Dear God.

- "Protect my family. "

- Protect my family.

- "Keep us safe. "

- Keep us safe.

"Thank you for

looking after us. "

Thank you for

looking out for us.

"And providing for us. "

And providing for us.

I sure hope I'm gonna be

able to live the American dream.

I want to be able,

when I get older,

to have a good job and go

to work every day.

And I want to have

that, like, relief

to know my family's gonna be OK

and they're gonna

be able to eat.

- In Jesus' name...

- In Jesus' name...

- Amen.

- Amen.

Yeah, I do want to get

to a place where I don't have to worry.

I think that's

every kid's dream.

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