Roosevelt Administration’s “New Deal”

The primary accomplishment of the Roosevelt Administration’s “New Deal” legislative agenda was the enactment of the Social Security Act. From the perspective of Social Democrats who tend to prefer the establishment of an Institutional Welfare State, what element was missing? Why was that omission problematic in their eyes? Now think about the current political climate: what do you think the chances are that legislation creating this “missing pillar” of the welfare state will be enacted in the next 4 years? Explain your assessment.