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FDR: “Employed workers have not by any means all enjoyed a return to the earnings of prosperous times, although millions of…”

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Employed workers have not by any means all enjoyed a return to the earnings of prosperous times, although millions of hitherto underprivileged workers are today far better paid than ever before.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt acknowledges the uneven recovery of workers' earnings during the economic recovery period.

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