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They think that relief for the unemployed by the giving of work is wasteful, and when I pin them down I discover that at heart they are actually in favor of substituting a dole in place of useful work.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “They think that relief for the unemployed by the giving of work is wasteful, and when I pin them down I discover that at…”
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Roosevelt criticizes those who prefer a welfare approach over providing meaningful work for the unemployed.
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