FDR: “We must now act to keep it from soaring another 80 percent or 90…”

On the recordApril 26, 1942

We must now act to keep it from soaring another 80 percent or 90 percent during the next year or two.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Message to Congress on an Economic Stabilization Program

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FDR: “We must now act to keep it from soaring another 80 percent or 90 percent during the next year or two.”