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Major Owens: “So 42 percent of the people do not need to be told, 2 years and you're off, because in less than 2 years they are off.”

On the recordMarch 24, 1994
So 42 percent of the people do not need to be told, 2 years and you're off, because in less than 2 years they are off.
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Major Owens
New York

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Discussing the implications of a policy on people's understanding of timeframes.

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