https://hankeringforhistory.com/servicemens-readjustment-act-of-1944-the-affluence-of-america-in-the-mid-20th-century/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=servicemens-readjustment-act-of-1944-the-affluence-of-america-in-the-mid-20th-century Hanker: To have a strong, often restless desire, in this case for--you guessed it--history! Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://hankeringforhistory.com/servicemens-readjustment-act-of-1944-the-affluence-of-america-in-the-mid-20th-century/#comment-64726 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:45:38 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=18428#comment-64726 My father went to college on the GI bill. If not for that, he likely would have been a factory worker instead of a teacher. Interesting though, on the credit card introduction – I think that was a huge transfer of wealth from the middle-class to the banks – which was ultimately bad for the well-being of the country.

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