It is obvious that if we can greatly increase the purchasing power of the tens of millions of our people who make a living from farming and the distribution of farm crops, we will greatly increase the consumption of those goods which are turned out by industry.
Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of increasing farmers' purchasing power to boost industrial consumption.
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