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World War pensions weigh on Uncle Sam
A lengthy historical overview outlines the mounting costs of veterans pensions from the Revolutionary era to the present, detailing the financial burden, the evolving laws, and the ongoing payments to Civil War and World War veterans. It notes the looming peak in 1965 and highlights major pension acts and their impact on the federal budget.
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Sy Elmo Scott Watson
Ngle Sam
Ol Ran “Mars
Sam
United States of America
Sam WL
Mars
France
United States
Japan
Frere Lose
Wer
Frank Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Coil
Earl D. Church
World War Veterans' Bureau
U. S
Uncle Sam
Owen
Thomas Edgar
Pension Bureau
Republic
Continental Congress
America
Congress
Monroe
Audh
House
Senate
Cleveland
Act of Congress