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FDR: A few more dollars a week in wages, a better distribution of jobs with a shorter working day will almost overnight make…

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A few more dollars a week in wages, a better distribution of jobs with a shorter working day will almost overnight make millions of our lowest-paid workers actual buyers of billions of dollars of industrial and farm products.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of fair wages and job distribution for economic recovery.

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