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Joseph M. Martin: “First and foremost, I am not overly fond of the term 'functional zero,' because when you look at our veteran population…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2018
First and foremost, I am not overly fond of the term 'functional zero,' because when you look at our veteran population, those that are not VA eligible, a vast majority of those, over--almost 70 percent are over the age of 50.
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Joseph M. Martin
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Martin critiques the term 'functional zero' in relation to older veterans' housing.

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