Scenarios about 'middle class'
The socioeconomic group positioned between the working class and upper class, typically characterized by professional occupations, education beyond secondary level, and moderate to comfortable income levels. The middle class emerged significantly during industrialization and has historically functioned as both an economic stabilizer and driver of consumer markets. In alternate history scenarios, the development, size, and influence of the middle class often serves as a key indicator of societal structure, economic systems, and political power distribution.
What If The GI Bill Was Never Passed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 failed to pass, fundamentally altering America's post-war development, higher education landscape, and middle-class formation.