FDR: “But if you take away the wages and the profits of half of them…”

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But if you take away the wages and the profits of half of them, business is only half as good.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt points out that economic prosperity must be shared to benefit all.

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FDR: “But if you take away the wages and the profits of half of them, business is only half as good.”