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Bill Clinton: Most Americans, when you look at the purchasing power of their income, are working for about what they were 10, 15, 18…

On the recordFebruary 9, 1996
Most Americans, when you look at the purchasing power of their income, are working for about what they were 10, 15, 18 years ago.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to the Community in Mason City, Iowa

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