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Our immediate problem is the increase of employment for the next six months, and new plans which do not produce such immediate result or which extend commitments beyond this period are not warranted.
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gutenberg.orgHerbert Hoover: “Our immediate problem is the increase of employment for the next six months, and new plans which do not produce such…”
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Hoover identifies the urgent need to increase employment in the short term, cautioning against long-term commitments without immediate results.
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