I don&#x27;t agree with the money angle. What is hurting the US isn&#x27;t money, but the complete break down of the family structure. And no, I&#x27;m not talking about the religious 1 man 1 woman family, but the 2 parent family. Kids need discipline and someone to guide them to make good choices early on. I don&#x27;t see that as much anymore and you get to where we are today.<p>I grew up without much of anything. Neither parent finished college and both worked all the time. Yet somehow they drilled into me hard work, education, and don&#x27;t get a girl pregnant while in high school. I am by no means rich, but have done much better than my parents.