FDR: “Our present tax system geared primarily to war requirements must be…”

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Our present tax system geared primarily to war requirements must be revised for peacetime so as to encourage private demand.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt calls for a revision of the tax system to support peacetime economic growth.

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FDR: “Our present tax system geared primarily to war requirements must be revised for peacetime so as to encourage private…”