The Promise America Kept, And Broke - June 22, 1944

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YouTube Description: On June 22, 1944, just weeks after D-Day, President Roosevelt signed the GI Bill into law. Historians credit it with building the postwar middle class. But the full story is more complicated than the version most of us learned. This episode explores what the bill did, what its structure made impossible, and why the consequences are still visible in the economic data today.

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Richard G. Backus
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Richard G. Backus
πŸ“š Publisher & Podcaster | πŸŽ™οΈ Host of The Daily History Chronicle & The Literary Deep Dive | πŸ’Ό Retired Investment Banker | 🎸 Blues Musician | πŸ” Former Criminal Investigator | πŸŽ“ Adjunct University Instructor | πŸŽ–οΈ Army Officer | ✍️ Prolific Writer | πŸ—ΊοΈ Soldier of Fortune | Making history & literature relevant.
The Promise America Kept, And Broke - June 22, 1944
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