[Vision2020] RE: Vote no

[Donovan Arnold]

"$10/hour" Well, Tom I think that is too much for what you do.

Also keep in mind that the majority of people on SSI only get less then $450 
a month and only $120 a month in food stamps.

You ask what I have do for the taxpayers. Well, for one, I am legally 
entitled a disability check of $617 a month. But I do not collect it because 
I am capable of working. I would rather the money go to the people that 
cannot work. When I do work, I only make $8-10 hour. And I do not have 
Tri-Care anymore. The university health insurance benefits I had were taken 
from me. The only real coverage I have is catastrophic which is required by 
UI because of Gritman.

So I do not know if giving up a $617 check each year is something. But 
considering I only take home $1000 a month, it sure feels like. I do not 
know how people with two kids make it on $1200 and the two older women 
across the street from me make it on $650 a month.

That is why I am fighting to make sure that many people that are not able to 
work and have limited income options do not have to keep paying higher taxes 
and rent. I also know that many of people with disabilities are having to 
get housing outside Moscow and none are moving in because their federal 
checks do not increase at the same rate Moscow is increasing there costs of 
living and benefits.

You cannot keep raising taxes and the rent on the poor while cutting their 
benefits and not expect to soon hit a point where they cannot afford to live 
here anymore.

Mr. Hansen, could you afford to live in Moscow on just your disability 
income?

I also have checked your times for posting. You do  use taxpayer computers 
to post. I do not know if you are suppose to be working because I do not 
know your hours. But the times are varied all over the place if you look 
them up under author on the V2020 archives. Except 2 PM I could find every 
time of the day you posted.

Enjoy your beer.

Donovan J Arnold

>From: "Tom Hansen" <idahotom at hotmail.com>
>To: donovanarnold at hotmail.com, thansen at moscow.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] RE: Vote no
>Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 17:13:39 -0700
>
>Mr Arnold stated:
>
>"I would much rather have that money go to the kids then to pay someone 
>$40-60 a year to post emails to V2020."
>
>Your numbers are a little off, Mr. Arnold.  I feel that the reason that I 
>was overlooked when pink slips were handed out, is because laying me off 
>would not result in any noticeable savings.
>
>If it wasn't for my Army retirement pension and Tri-Care (active duty and 
>retiree health insurance), chances are fairly definite that I would most 
>certainly not be working in the position I am now.
>
>For the sake of argument, I earn $10/hour.  That's right, ten dollars an 
>hour.
>
>That income, coupled with 40% of my retirment pension (as I am disabled and 
>only 40% of it is taxable), I don't even qualify for a tax bracket.
>
>So, unless you have anything of value to add, Mr. Arnold, my beer is not 
>getting any colder and I am kinda in the mood for "Start Me Up" by Mick 
>Jagger.
>
>What have you done for the tax payers today, Donovan?
>
>Take care,
>
>Tom Hansen
>
>
>_____________________________________________________
>List services made available by First Step Internet, serving the 
>communities of the Palouse since 1994.                 http://www.fsr.net   
>                              mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
>¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯