Scenarios about 'poverty'
Poverty refers to the condition where individuals or communities lack adequate resources to meet basic human needs such as food, shelter, healthcare, and education. Throughout history, poverty has been a persistent social issue shaped by economic systems, political policies, resource distribution, and class structures. In alternate history scenarios, changing patterns of poverty often reflect divergent economic developments, different social welfare approaches, or alternative outcomes to industrialization and colonization.
What If Medicare and Medicaid Were Never Established?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the landmark 1965 healthcare programs were never enacted, dramatically altering the American healthcare landscape and social safety net for generations.