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Mark Takano: “A thousand bucks. So a thousand bucks per household would be effective prevention.”

On the recordAugust 21, 2019
A thousand bucks. So a thousand bucks per household would be effective prevention.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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Takano discusses the cost-effectiveness of preventing homelessness at $1,000 per household.

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