In my previous post, I talked about how to obtain The American Dream and briefly about some of the risks to it. There are more pros and cons than what was mentioned previously. However, do the pros outweigh the cons? Vice Versa? If the cons outweigh the pros, is it worth the risk?

The pros of the most commonly known part of The American Dream are the number of opportunities available once it is achieved. Opportunities for people to have better lives and to provide better lives for their families or have access to better education or even better job opportunities. For each person, the American Dream may look different. Maybe others strive to achieve freedom for themselves in other ways.

There are few cons but many potential problems if failure to achieve The American Dream. One is the possible risk of failure when attempting to achieve it. This could result in a financial loss, poverty and the change of environment, physical or mental injuries, or even debt depending on the person.

I think the pros and cons are pretty even. However, the potential amount of losses and problems that come with failure of achieving The American Dream outweigh the pros and the opportunities in terms of backlash. Maybe that is me just being a negative nancy about the whole American Dream. Depending on the way someone takes to achieve The Dream makes it difficult for me to decide if it is worth it. What do you think? Does it make The American Dream worth it?