U.S. President Barack Obama has hit out at society’s infatuation with celebrity culture and suggested it might be killing the American dream.
In a wide-ranging interview, Mr. Obama also criticized a change in society he said had led to the wealthier elements feeling the need to engage in “conspicuous consumption.”
On Tuesday, Mr. Obama visited one of Amazon’s distribution centres in Chattanooga, Tenn., and sat down for an interview with David Blum, editor of Kindle Singles, a section that deals with short e-books.
Mr. Obama began the interview talking about how his family and his wife’s family had struggled, but took responsibility for what they did, did not rely on government handouts and worked hard for their success.
“I think every kid has some fantasies about what they’d like to have. But I can’t tell you how many people I meet in my generation who will say, ‘Looking back on it, we didn’t have a lot, but we didn’t feel poor.’ The reason was because the American dream involved some pretty basic stuff. A good job where you felt some security. A good education, and the ability to get a higher education if you wanted to pursue it. Health care you could count on,” said Mr. Obama.
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In a wide-ranging interview, Mr. Obama also criticized a change in society he said had led to the wealthier elements feeling the need to engage in “conspicuous consumption.”
On Tuesday, Mr. Obama visited one of Amazon’s distribution centres in Chattanooga, Tenn., and sat down for an interview with David Blum, editor of Kindle Singles, a section that deals with short e-books.
Mr. Obama began the interview talking about how his family and his wife’s family had struggled, but took responsibility for what they did, did not rely on government handouts and worked hard for their success.
“I think every kid has some fantasies about what they’d like to have. But I can’t tell you how many people I meet in my generation who will say, ‘Looking back on it, we didn’t have a lot, but we didn’t feel poor.’ The reason was because the American dream involved some pretty basic stuff. A good job where you felt some security. A good education, and the ability to get a higher education if you wanted to pursue it. Health care you could count on,” said Mr. Obama.
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