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This group of fixed income people includes: teachers, clergy, policemen, firemen, widows and minors on fixed incomes, wives and dependents of our soldiers and sailors, and old-age pensioners.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “This group of fixed income people includes: teachers, clergy, policemen, firemen, widows and minors on fixed incomes…”
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Roosevelt lists various groups that rely on fixed incomes, emphasizing their importance in society.
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