I crave the freedom to live my life, and not to inevitably be a burden on society. 

Well the average net worth of Americans in their 60s is 175k.

But, with this said, it seems like our society is more and more comfortable with having this type of surveillance and so I'm sure we will continue to see more and more of this type of technology being implemented. 

On top of this, average Americans are just getting by where 40% would have major problems if an unexpected expense of $400 arose.

While I admire your goal of rehoming or fostering your pets, you may need to take them to the humane society or ASPCA. 

We have no private note industry so many things Americans do cannot be done easily or at all.  

Most American-made SUVs (and disclosure: I have owned two myself) are not what I would personally refer to as reliable. 

Also, the zero percent interest introductory period was coming to an end, as well as the "no fee for the first year" on my american airlines CC. 

We as Americans can not get away from the pull of all the advertising.

Three sectors — retail, business services and government — are hurting overall job growth.Businesses are spending more on equipment (automation), and that was one of his highlights of yesterday’s third-quarter GDP revisions up to 3.3 percent growth.Regardless of politics and feelings about tone and Twitter storms from President Donald Trump, the U.S. economy is performing well – at least for investors, businesses and the wealthy.Trump’s rhetoric on trade — including China and the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada — hasn’t resulted in all-out trade wars.Geopolitical turmoil, including North Korea’s missile tests, could be the biggest threat to a continuation of the current positive economic climate.