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> [And it's a lie that has consequences, because the great American dream is to have a good job, and in recent years, America has failed to deliver that dream more than it has at any time in recent memory. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-clifton/and-it-s-a-lie-that-has-consequences-because-the-great-american-dream/)

[Jim Clifton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-clifton/)

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## More by Jim Clifton

> [An entrepreneur... is a person of action, one who possesses an unnatural overload of two attributes: optimism and determination. Because entrepreneurs are optimistic, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-clifton/an-entrepreneur-is-a-person-of-action-one-who-possesses-an-unnatural/)

[Jim Clifton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-clifton/)

> [The demands of leadership have changed. The highest levels if leadership require mastery of a new task: job creation. Traditional leadership through politics, military…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-clifton/the-demands-of-leadership-have-changed-the-highest-levels-if/)

[Jim Clifton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-clifton/)

> [Gallup defines a good job as 30+ hours per week for an organization that provides a regular paycheck. Right now, the U.S. is delivering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-clifton/gallup-defines-a-good-job-as-30-hours-per-week-for-an-organization/)

[Jim Clifton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-clifton/)

> [Humans used to desire love, money, food, shelter, safety, peace and freedom more than anything else. The last 30 years have changed us. Now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-clifton/humans-used-to-desire-love-money-food-shelter-safety-peace-and/)

[Jim Clifton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-clifton/)

> [And it's a lie that has consequences, because the great American dream is to have a good job, and in recent years, America has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-clifton/and-it-s-a-lie-that-has-consequences-because-the-great-american-dream/)

[Jim Clifton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-clifton/)

> [There's no other way to say this. The official unemployment rate, which cruelly overlooks the suffering of the long-term and often permanently unemployed as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-clifton/there-s-no-other-way-to-say-this-the-official-unemployment-rate-which/)

[Jim Clifton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-clifton/)

> [I hear all the time that 'unemployment is greatly reduced, but the people aren't feeling it.' When the media, talking heads, the White House…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-clifton/i-hear-all-the-time-that-unemployment-is-greatly-reduced-but-the/)

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