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.
In 2000, the ITRC/Linda Goldman Foley receives the Gold Medal for Excellence in Service from the Foundation for the Improvement of Justice. Founded by Linda Goldman Foley and Jay Foley in 1999, the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) became the first nonprofit to assist victims of identity theft.