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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Our economy has been falling short of its productive potential for more than 5 years because total demand for goods and…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 1963
Our economy has been falling short of its productive potential for more than 5 years because total demand for goods and services by consumers and business firms has been insufficient to keep the economy operating at capacity.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Annual Budget Message to the Congress, Fiscal Year 1964.

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