Budget Cutting Exercises

Update (0.00 / 0)

Having submitted the above as a letter to the editor to various newspaper across the state late last week, it has thus far been published within the Barre - Montpelier Times Argus, here and the Burlington Free Press (found on page 2 of 3), here.

Morgan W. Brown

Montpelier, Vermont

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by: norsehorse @ Mon Jun 01, 2009 at 09:15:58 AM UTC

My List Thus Far (0.00 / 0)

Save one (1) item listed under what I could manage to do without (listed at bottom of this particular comment post of mine), thus far I have only managed to come up with my own 10 things I could not manage to do without, however that is as much as I have listed to date and, for the most part, somewhat more generally stated: i.e.,

Ten (10) Things I Could Not Manage to Do
Without:

1. Stable shelter: i.e., safe, decent and affordable housing

2. Sufficient income to afford shelter and other basic human needs: i.e., food, etc.

3. Proper nutrition and fluid intake

4. Public transportation within close walking distance to place of residence

5. Human and civil rights protected

6. Being safe from all forms of harm, abuse and violence

7. Living independently on my own terms as well as being able to come and go whenever I choose

8. Meaningful human contact as well as the means to communicate with others when it is not in person contact: e.g., my own laptop computer and access to free wifi access

9. Meaningful activities and occupation of my own choosing

10. Quality of life as well as spirituality, dignity, hope, faith, my own sense of self, beliefs and values, self-
respect

Ten (10) Things I Could Manage to Do Without

1. Living homeless

Concerning the item listed above as far as my own situation goes, additional information can be found, here (via Norsehorse's Home Turf).

Morgan W. Brown

Montpelier, Vermont

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by: norsehorse @ Tue Jun 02, 2009 at 12:26:33 PM UTC

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