They gave money to 1000*.2=<<1000*.2=200>>200 people

It cost 200*2000=$<<200*2000=400000>>400,000

There was a 5 to 1 return so the government collected 5*400000=$<<5*400000=2000000>>2,000,000

That means the profit was 2,000,000-400,000=$<<2000000-400000=1600000>>1,600,000

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The government gives the bottom 20% of people a $2000 stimulus.  They have found that this kind of stimulus returns 5 times as much money to the government, in terms of tax revenue, as it cost.  The city has 1000 people in it.  What was the government profit from this project?
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The government gives the bottom 20% of people a $2000 stimulus.  They have found that this kind of stimulus returns 5 times as much money to the government, in terms of tax revenue, as it cost.  The city has 1000 people in it.  What was the government profit from this project?
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