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Wage Trends and Price Pressures Before World War II
The AFL surveys show wage gains and price rises over ten years prewar, with real buying power flat as inflation eroded profits. Wages grew but higher costs offset gains, while productivity uplift lagged. Government wage controls complicate relief, urging faster private production and reduced regulations to meet demand.
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