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The late 1940s and 1950s. This was due primarily due to a government program of giving people checks. I am of course, referring to the GI Bill. https://www.mar
by jonathankoren 7y ago
The late 1940s and 1950s. This was due primarily due to a government program of giving people checks. I am of course, referring to the GI Bill.
https://www.marketplace.org/2009/10/06/how-gi-bill-changed-economy/ https://www.marketplace.org/2009/10/06/how-gi-bill-changed-e...
- xyzzyz 7y agoMore people go to college now than during GI Bill era.
- ivalm 7y agoCollege != upward mobility.
- xyzzyz 7y agoI agree, and that's why I point that out: GI Bill is mostly a red herring here.
- jonathankoren 7y agoYes, that is also one of the legacies of the GI Bill. If you think you're being clever, you really need to read up on the legacy of the GI Bill. Perhaps, you could start by reading the article I linked to.
- xyzzyz 7y agoYes, that is also one of the legacies of the GI Bill. If it's going to college that fuels social mobility, then more people going to college today than in 1940s and 50s should mean more social mobility today. Since allegedly the opposite is true, there must have been something else different between 1940s and 50s and now, that has nothing to do with GI Bill funding more people going to college. If you think you're being clever There's no need for snark. you really need to read up on the legacy of the GI Bill. Perhaps, you could start by reading the article I linked to If you have a point, please make it explicitly, instead of having me guess it.
- NeedMoreTea 7y agoThe population is markedly higher now. Women are no longer expected to stay at home. Straight entrance numbers are not the best comparison.