“The ‘American dream’ … means an economy in which people who work hard can get ahead and each new generation lives better than the last one. The ‘American dream’ also means a democratic political system in which most people feel they can affect public decisions and elect officials who will speak for them. In recent years, the dream has been fading.”
~Alice Rivlin

American economist and budget official Alice Rivlin was born on this day in 1931.