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Show Record Income Reported for Nalion in '42 How much money did everybody mnke in the United States in 1942? With the factories of the nation being thrown Into high gear and the farmers producing record crops, national Income lumped to almost 114 billion, the department of commerce com-merce reports This n approximately approxi-mately a 20 ier rent inorrme over 1941 The department of agriculture figures fig-ures that farm Income reached 16 billion in 1941 That would represent repre-sent an Intake of $2,800 (or every one of the 8 million farmers. A total of 79 billion dollars was paid out In wages and salaries. At the end of 1942, It was estimated that 58 million people were gainfully gainful-ly employed. |