Did Enron Kill the American Dream?
MSNBC has been airing “Smartest Guys in the Room” lately and I caught part of it last night. It’s the story of Enron – rise and fall – and was made in 2005. One thing I recall most about the Enron story was how many employees were affected by this crime. These were people who depended on what I call the ‘old American Dream’ and were crushed by the company’s demise. The old American Dream was one where you got a good paying job with a solid company, with solid benefits and pension, then worked for them for the rest of your life. There was a time when you could stay with just one company for life and you were well cared for.
Enron obviously was not that company but it gave its employees the illusion it was. And most of their employees believed in them. After all, who wouldn’t believe in their own employer? Enron did not singlehandedly kill the old American Dream although they had a good part in it. I believe that dream would have died without Enron in the picture though.
That version of the American Dream has been killed by general economic conditions. In most companies, employees are disposable components of their business models now. Unless you are the CEO or a high ranking officer in a large company, there isn’t much in the way of job security. And it’s sad to see so many people still grasping at that old American Dream even as it continues to slip away, out of reach forever.
Arguably, the new American Dream has replaced it. The new American Dream is where you start your own business and build into independent success. Thankfully, this version of the American Dream has been made easier by companies like Lightyear Wireless. Low cost start up and sky is the limit. So which version of the American Dream are you chasing?
Free Calling to Arrive in October
Lightyear has announced lot of amazing changes coming in October. One of the most exciting ones is free calling within the network. That means that anyone can call another subscriber in the network for free and it will not take long distance charges etc.
You migth say OK, how broad is that network? The network includes not only Lightyear customers, but its partner company Verizon! That comes out to 71 subscribers. In addition, it will include the 13 million AllTel customers that Verizon will acquire later this year when the acquisition gets its final seal of approval. So that means 84 million subscribers can take advantage of this terrific service. This just gives one more reason for people to switch to the Lightyear wireless network for their cellular service. This is yet one more value added service for MyWirelessRep that puts them a cut above everyone else.

