Poverty and Homeless Situations

It seems as if the only time I blog is while I'm working in Union County making and taking appointments for the Homeless Prevention Program that The Salvation Army runs. Many people would say I'm a socialist. I wonder why some people own 2-3 homes as well as boats and other outragous things, while I'm talking on the phone with a disabled vetran that lives in his car and has no money and no place to live. Some people would say that this person could have the "American Dream" if he only did the things he needed to in order to make that happen. What do you think about the "American Dream" and how some people seem to have it and some don't?