Harry Truman actually said...

The same reasons which keep other workers from wishing to become coal miners also keep them from expecting---or their employers from offering--wage increases to match every increase the miner receives.

Context

Letter to the Administrator, Economic Stabilization Agency, on the New Wage Agreement in the Coal Industry.

12/03/1952

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