THE FADING AMERICAN DREAM (Is Worse in the South)

When it comes to social mobility and the American Dream - which differs for Republicans and Democrats - one thing's clear: The characteristics and opportunities that exist in a region matter.

So, yeah, location matters.

More colloquially, if you're living in a southern state governed by a Republican-led political structure the chances of your kids doing better than you, or getting stinking rich, have been getting progressively worse over the past 30 years (be sure to play with the interactive maps on the link).

So, yeah, the Dream Killers are "GOP politicians" who put their faith in a mythical ideology of markets and opportunity that their policies effectively cripple, or put out of reach of those who need it most.

- Mark