What is Occupy Wallstreet?

[eppie]

a place where ingenuity, and entrepreneurship are more embraced, but I wouldn't say that the US is devoid of these opportunities.

Kandrathe, I know there is social mobility in the US, it would be stupid to ignore that but I have many problems with the american dream. The american dream might exist despite the way the US social and political system is setup.
It is probably a lot easier for someone from a low social class to 'make it' in the Netherlands, or Sweden than it is in the US, and indeed we don't whine about the 'Dutch or Swedish dream' all the time.

The amount of taxes someone (let's say an enterpreneur) has to pay over his profits will not define how succesful he is.

And for that.....if you just look at money....you are probably right about communist states but I think that even in the sovjet union it was easier for someone fromk the lower classes to become succesful and rise up in the ranks because of his or her talents, efforts. Anyway, again not stating that that society was better than yours, but just to indicate that the concept of 'the american dream' can better be forgotten.
it is a concept made up by the wealthy and famous to keep the people happy.