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Donovan et. al.<BR>
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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.<BR>
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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?<BR>
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Ted Moffett</FONT></HTML>