As for food, which today accounts for about another third of the family expenditure on the average, I want to repeat again: your government will continue to take all necessary measures to eliminate unjustified and avoidable price increases.
FDR: “As for food, which today accounts for about another third of the family expenditure on the average, I want to repeat…”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt highlights the government's ongoing efforts to prevent unjustified price hikes in food during wartime.
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