FDR: “There are many communities in the United States where the average…”

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There are many communities in the United States where the average family income is pitifully low.

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Democratic · New York

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He notes the existence of communities in the U.S. with alarmingly low average family incomes.

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FDR: “There are many communities in the United States where the average family income is pitifully low.”