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FDR: We want them to feel that they are getting work, even though the amount they get in pay for their work is somewhat below…

On the recordJune 16, 1935
We want them to feel that they are getting work, even though the amount they get in pay for their work is somewhat below what they would be able to earn in private jobs.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Remarks to State Works Progress Administrators

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