“The Impact of Income Inequality on the American Dream: Exploring Competing Views and the Relationship with Upward Mobility”

To what extent does income inequality impair the American Dream of upward mobility?
Consider at least two competing views on the topic of income inequality and whether or not it impacts the ability of individuals and groups in society to move up the economic ladder.
Consider past and present definitions of the American Dream and the place that material wealth, economic success, and upward mobility have in these versions of the dream.
Consider the relationship between income inequality and upward mobility.
Consider how belief in traditional, and some might say, idealized versions of the American Dream may cause people to ignore or be less concerned about income inequality and its effects.