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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Today, weekly benefits are often too low in relation to lost wages to enable the worker to meet his basic and…”

On the recordMarch 11, 1962
Today, weekly benefits are often too low in relation to lost wages to enable the worker to meet his basic and non-deferrable expenses.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on the Unemployment Compensation System.

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