This letter appeared in AnnArbor.com on Sunday August 30, 2009:
When I read the article about slashing services to Washtenaw County's Community Support and Treatment Services in the news, I thought: "Yep, here we go again with the survival of the fittest."
The (relatively young and healthy) people in power (elected to represent us, NOT resent us) could survive a cut in pay or hours, but the seniors and handicapped and mentally ill, WILL surely suffer to varying but great degrees.
Advocates must constantly remind these decision makers that the level of a community is determined by how well we take care of those who cannot take care of themselves (in all the myriad different ways).
Please put your heart before your head or wallet.
Jane Mariouw, Ann Arbor
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