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Newspapers Hold Necessity Status in Labor Budget
The U S Department of Labor sets a $1 0575 annual budget for single men and allows $8 40 for newspapers but provides no funds for magazines. It treats daily papers as essential for intelligent citizenship, while assuming libraries cover reading needs and noting magazine purchases would come from leisure funds.
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