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One of society's absurd delusions is that the spending of money can cure something.

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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
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Money
Something
Delusions
Delusion
Cure
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