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You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or a golf course.
Jello Biafra
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Jello Biafra
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: June 17
Actor
Environmentalist
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Human Rights Activist
Journalist
Peace Activist
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Boulder
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Eric Reed Boucher
Eric Boucher
Eric R. Boucher
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