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Calvin Coolidge: “The suspension of one man's dividends is the suspension of another man's pay envelope.”

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The suspension of one man's dividends is the suspension of another man's pay envelope.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

This statement illustrates the economic interdependence of individuals in a community.

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