There are two major federal legislations, acts, laws that created the middle class. One is the National Labor Relations act that enabled workers to organize for better wages, better workplace conditions. The other is the GI Bill. These are the two critical federal bills, acts that created the middle class in this country. You can imagine World War II. All of the GIs come back and there's a GI Bill. (04:07–04:10)
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Asserts that the GI Bill is one of the major laws that helped create the middle class.
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