this approach would authorize a major assault on inequality and poverty which would be justified by these historical patterns and remedied by interventions offering boosts into middle-class status. The major instruments would be the same as those the federal government utilized in the GI Bill: subsidized mortgages; generous grants for education and training; small business loans; and active job searching and placement. This line of attack also could deploy an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit, assure generous child care, and guarantee basic health insurance.

