We have heard much about a balanced budget, and it is interesting to note that many of those who have pleaded for a balanced budget as the sole need now come to me to plead for additional government expenditures at the expense of unbalancing the budget.
Roosevelt critiques those who advocate for a balanced budget while simultaneously requesting increased government spending.
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