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FDR: “It would be unfair to labor to stabilize wages and do nothing about the cost of food; it would be equally unfair to the…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 1942
It would be unfair to labor to stabilize wages and do nothing about the cost of food; it would be equally unfair to the farmer.
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FDR
Democratic · New York
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Message to Congress on Stabilizing the Economy

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