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FDR: First. we must, through heavier taxes, keep personal and corporate profits at a low reasonable rate.

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First. we must, through heavier taxes, keep personal and corporate profits at a low reasonable rate.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt advocates for higher taxes to keep profits reasonable during the war effort.

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