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FDR: “Indeed, new enterprises and new industries which bring permanent wealth will come more readily to those communities…”

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Indeed, new enterprises and new industries which bring permanent wealth will come more readily to those communities which insist on good pay and reasonable hours, for the simple reason that there they will find a greater industrial efficiency and happier workers.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt argues that fair wages and reasonable hours attract new industries and improve worker satisfaction.

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