A set of proposals put forward by U.S. President Harry S. Truman in 1949, including increased minimum wage, expanded Social Security benefits, and a national health insurance plan.
Think of Truman's Fair Deal as an upgrade package for a video game. It aimed to enhance the existing New Deal 'gameplay' with new features (policies) designed to improve the player's (citizen's) experience.
New Deal: A series of programs and reforms introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression to provide relief, recovery, and reform.
Social Security Act: A 1935 law that created a system of transfer payments in which younger, working people support older, retired people.
Universal Health Care: Health care coverage for all eligible residents of a political region and often covers medical, dental and mental health care.
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