Is the "American Dream" the biggest Multi Level Marketing Scam ever Perpetrated?

If I follow your logic, and I think I might have, only if an American couple chooses to have children. Even so, I'm not sure I can totally agree. The children do, according to said American Dream, have the freedom to move elsewhere or refuse to worship the almighty dollar.

Interesting question, still.

I thought the idea of multi-level marketing was where you got people to work for you, and you make money on thier work, as well as your own.

Does the american dream incorpoate getting people to work for you? I thought the american dream was about "making it" on your own, perhaps having your own business, but certainly does not require you to be an employer. So I see little correlation.

And then you use the word scam. As pointed out, not all multi-level marketing is a scam. So in that sense, is some of the "american dream" a scam? Now here I see some potential. For instance, as some have said, part of the american dream is that anyone can "make it", and I think the reality is that not everyone can make it. Many will fail, some because of thier race, parents, geography, etc. Oh yes, some will overcome some of these obstacles, but they will be a minority.

Rofl. Birthers are out in force tonight! I'm sincerely hoping that you keep this up, as it is so helpful to my party when your party acts like crazy people. Thanks! Edit: my favorite part of your article....the "evidence": "However, Zullo pointed out the birth certificate is printed on safety paper that was never used by the state of Hawaii during the period of time the document was supposedly produced." Yes, it is true that Obama's BC is printed on safety paper, which was not in use during the time period of his birth. This would be the same if you asked for a copy of your BC from vital records. They don't hand you the original document from 50 years ago. They gave that original document to his mother after his birth. What the state of Hawaii and every other state has are computer records that can be printed out on safety paper. This isn't remotely unusual for anyone who has ever attempted to get a BC copy.

For it to be a scam, it would have to be equivalent to a Ponzi Scheme, in which there is never a product produced, but requires additional individuals to join the network to sustain it.

There isn't the least bit correlation to this, even though MLM's are not even considered scams(except in Ponzi Schemes).

Unless you want to compare an individual who is 'kiting' checks with a Ponzi Scheme.

It's not an MLM scam if there are actual products being sold. And last I checked, we sell a lot of product in this country.

I asked Bill Gates, he doesn't think so.

I started out making less than $25 a week and retired at over $90K a year with no college degree. That's equal to about $130K in today's dollars. And yeah, I WORKED for every damn dime of it.

If you think it's a scam move to Cuba, everyone but Castro is equally poor. Remember the pigs in Animal Farm, I guess Castro is a little bit more equal...

Yes, all these people are like "I want to study this and get this job and do this to make money." People with a passion for what they do are few and far between. This drive for money is all part of the American Dream and buying a big house, driving a Hummer, things like that.

no, MLM requires new members to stay profitable, American economy is sustainable with same number of people in it.

If you want specific details, you're not required to give commission to whoever enrolled you in this scheme.

Yes

All praise the great god Dollar

how quickly it becomes the American nightmare for the bottom 90 percent of subscribers....

Absolutely NOT! People from all over the world come to America because it's the land of oppertunity. If you can't make here, you can't make it anywhere. It just takes self-motovation.