FDR: “Because the demands of the war effort require the rationing of goods…”

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Because the demands of the war effort require the rationing of goods of which there is not enough to go around.

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Roosevelt explains that rationing is necessary due to limited resources during the war.

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FDR: “Because the demands of the war effort require the rationing of goods of which there is not enough to go around.”