> If you look back at your history, you'll see that this only applied to the already wealthy part of the US for the most part

This happy state of affairs was during the adulthood of the generation that grew up during the depression. The vast majority of the US population was poor, including those living in the cities.

> for the most part the white people only.

The USA was something like 95% white at the time, so how is this a helpful contribution to the conversation?