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FDR: Nobody knows better than farmers the disastrous effects of wartime inflationary booms, and postwar deflationary panics.

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Nobody knows better than farmers the disastrous effects of wartime inflationary booms, and postwar deflationary panics.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt acknowledges farmers' understanding of the economic challenges posed by wartime inflation and postwar deflation.

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