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FDR: “I have told the Congress once more that all net individual incomes, after payment of all taxes, should be limited…”

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I have told the Congress once more that all net individual incomes, after payment of all taxes, should be limited effectively by further taxation to a maximum net income of $25,000 a year.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt advocates for capping individual incomes post-tax to ensure economic fairness.

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