I'd like to add one more issue to the discussion. The Industrial Revolution changed the concept of work in America on several levels. First, as productivity advanced, so did the need for more workers and more work hours. More people entered the workforce than ever before, actually causing a nationwide shift in polulation from the rural to the more urban areas, where the jobs were.
The State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, was established by the federal government ten years ago to provide health insurance to children in families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty line.
Children's Health Insurance Program Overview 1/10/2017 The Childrenâs Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was created by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and enacted Title XXI of the Social Security Act. CHIP is a joint state-federal partnership that provides health insurance to low-income children. In February 2009, President Obama signed the Children Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, extending CHIP through 2013.