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Richard Nixon: Once again, prudence dictates a more gradual increase in the wage rate, so that the economy can more easily absorb the…

On the recordSeptember 5, 1973
Once again, prudence dictates a more gradual increase in the wage rate, so that the economy can more easily absorb the impact.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Veto of the Minimum Wage Bill.

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