Is the American Dream Dead?

I was watching the news the other day while I was eating lunch and the show that was on had a headline that read "Is the American Dream Dead?" I was in a restaurant so the sound was not turned up, but this got me to thinking as I watched the different headlines they posted.  I mean, when I think of the American Dream, I think of Home Ownership and Entrepreneurship. One of the headlines that was shown said that over 50% of Americans believe that the American Dream is Dead. So I thought I would post this blog and get some feed back. Tell me what you think. What is the definition of "The American Dream"?  Is the "American Dream" Dead? Is it Wounded? Is it on Life Support? What do you think?