10-09-2013, 04:19 PM
opihikao,
An example about per capita:
The late 1990's civil rights finding of systematic discrimination against Puna was based on the amount of infrastructure per capita.
Has anything changed?
Parks: total number of acres of public park space divided by the number of people in the district. It is a lot less in Puna than it is in Hilo.
Public expenditure on roads: dollars divided by the total number of people.
Police officers, ambulances, and on and on...
An example about per capita:
The late 1990's civil rights finding of systematic discrimination against Puna was based on the amount of infrastructure per capita.
Has anything changed?
Parks: total number of acres of public park space divided by the number of people in the district. It is a lot less in Puna than it is in Hilo.
Public expenditure on roads: dollars divided by the total number of people.
Police officers, ambulances, and on and on...