Freeman suggests a five-point answer that includes some thought-provoking suggestions : a redistribution of assets ( pension plan investments, for instance ) instead of income to the poor, more government security and investment in children, a higher " social wage, " strengthening and expanding labor unions and rebuilding the economic infrastructure of cities.
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Between 1963 and 1968 spending on housing increased by 9.6 %, social security by 6.6 %, health by 6 %, and education by 6.9 %, In terms of the social wage, by 1968, spending on health had gone up by 47 %, education by 47 %, public sector housing by 63 %, and the social security budget by 58 %.
