[Vision2020] Building and development planning

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Donovan et. al.

As you look forward to the future, that same "poor" class you think is now so 
better off is having at this moment here in Latah County (and all over the 
USA) to choose between filling their gas tank to get to work, buying good food 
for their family, paying the increasing rent, paying for medical care ... among 
numerous difficult economic choices, happening while the wages paid for many 
lower class income jobs are stagnant.

You might think about how higher gas prices are going to impact the lower 
classes?  What if gasoline goes to five dollars a gallon?  Can the lower income 
brackets in the rural areas of Latah County, who do have lower rent than the 
residents of Moscow, maintain their standard of living if their commuting costs 
double?  Can these lower classes afford to buy a new hybrid vehicle for lower 
commuting costs?  Will their wages go up to compensate for doubled gasoline 
costs?

Ted Moffett
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