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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The farmer is the only man in our economy who has to buy everything at retail, sell everything at wholesale, and pay the…”

On the recordDecember 31, 1959
The farmer is the only man in our economy who has to buy everything at retail, sell everything at wholesale, and pay the freight both ways.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Kennedy's quote highlights the challenges faced by farmers in the economy.

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