report savages state finances, says more cuts, tax hikes inevitable
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Tizatx ao xfi
Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat`i
CGGCBACP TIZATX
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Lati cboatlkxcab cp kvkcgkdgi kx
~~~"pxkxidyhnix`tcpcp"atn
Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat`i' A`xadit 4:;4
Xfcp cp k tizatx ao xfi Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat`i ztizktih cb `aggkdatkxcab ~cxf Tc`fkth Hs
ao xfi Cbpxcxyxi ao Navitblibx kbh Zydgc` Kookctp kx xfi Ybcvitpcxs ao Cggcbacp" Xkpe Oat`i lil
Habkgh Dash avitpk~ xfi ztahy`xcab ao xfcp tizatx"
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Xkdgi ao @abxibxp
Ocp`kg Sikt 4:;; """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;;
Ocp`kg Sikt 4:;4 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;4
Ocp`kg Sikt 4:;0= Ib`aytkncbn Dyhnix K`xcabp' Dyx Ly`f xa di Habi """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;4
Xfi Zagcxc`p ao Pzibh' dyx Habx Xk """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;?
Xfi Dyhnix Zta`ipp """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;>
Cggcbacp P{ycpfs Dkgkb`ih Dyhnix Ti{yctilibx """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;>
Xfi Tyb,Yz xa xfi @yttibx Ocp`kg @tcpcp """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;6
Dcn Pxtchip' Dyx k Gabn ^ks xa Na """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;6
Xfi ^ks Zibpcab @apx Kti Tizatxih @kb Adp`yti xfi Ztadgil """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4:
Dk`entaybh kbh Fcpxats """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4:
Ti`anbc}cbn xfi Ztadgil dyx Zyxxcbn Aoo xfi Zkcboyg Pagyxcab oat Siktp """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4;
@fkbncbn Zibpcabp cb Cggcbacp= Plkgg Pxtchip """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4;
Pitcayp Ztadgilp Tilkcb """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 44
Cggcbacp Lihc`kch= Fcnf @avitkni kbh @apxp' Ga~ Izibhcxytip zit Ibtaggii""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 48
Dyhnix Ztipibxkxcab Lkeip Lihc`kch Fkth xa Pii """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 49
Dcn Pxtchip= 4:;4 Lihc`kch @fkbnip """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4?
Xfi Kooathkdgi @kti K`x kbh Oyxyti Lihc`kch Pzibhcbn cb Cggcbacp """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4?
Xcli,Pfcox Dyhnixcbn= Zibpcab Adgcnkxcab Datta~cbn kbh Babti`yttcbn Tipayt`ip """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 46
Xcli,Pfcox Dyhnixcbn= Zkslibx Higksp """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 46
Oybh,Pfcox Dyhnixcbn= Bktta~ Oa`yp ab Nibitkg Oybhp Dyhnix Adp`ytip Xtyi Zc`xyti """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 43
Oybh P~iizp kbh Tigkxih Pzi`ckg Oybh Xtkbpoitp """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 0:
Xftikx xa Ocp`kg Pxkdcgcxs= Cggcbacp Fkp Ba Tikg Tkcbs Hks Oybh """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 0:
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Pzi`ckg Adgcnkxcab Hidx= Fkth xa Pii """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 00
Ha~bntkhip= Cggcbacp cp xfi ^atpx Pxkxi cb xfi Bkxcab """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 00
Nta~xf ao Pxkxi Hidx """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 08
Tigckb`i ab Pfatx,Xitl @kpf Datta~cbn """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 09
Dk`entaybh kbh Fcpxats= ZtiE,;4 Ihy`kxcab """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 0>
Fcnfit Ihy`kxcab """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 03
@abhcxcab ao Cggcbacp Cbotkpxty`xyti """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 8;
@kzcxkg Ocbkb`cbn """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 84
@abpi{yib`ip ao Ybhitcbvipxlibx cb Cbotkpxty`xyti """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 80
Nibitkg Pkgip Xk """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 88
Zitpabkg Cb`ali Xk """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 89
@atzatkxi Cb`ali Xk """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 89
Pigi`xcvi Pkgip Xkip= @cnktixxi' Laxat Oyig' Xigi`allybc`kxcabp """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 8?
Oihitkg Oybhp cb Cggcbacp """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 86
Lkei xfi Xaynf @fac`ip Paabit Tkxfit xfkb Gkxit """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 9;
Tivklz xfi Pxkxip Ocp`kg Xaagecx """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 9;
Axfit Cppyip """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 94
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Oati~ath
Oatlit Bi~ Sate Gciyxibkbx Navitbat Tc`fkth Tkvcx`f kbh oatlit Oihitkg Tipitvi Dakth @fkct Zkyg _ag`eit `tikxih xfi
Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat`i di`kypi ao xfict nta~cbn `ab`itb kdayx xfi gabn,xitl ocp`kg pypxkcbkdcgcxs ao xfi pxkxip kbh
xfi zitpcpxibx pxty`xytkg cldkgkb`i cb pxkxi dyhnixp' ~fc`f ~kp k``igitkxih ds xfi ocbkb`ckg `aggkzpi ao 4::6"
Koxit ixibpcvi zgkbbcbn kbh oybhtkcpcbn cb 4:;: kbh iktgs 4:;;' Lipptp" Tkvcx`f kbh _ag`eit ti`tycxih k dakth ao
cbhcvchykgp ~cxf ixibpcvi kbh vktcih `ktiitp cb zydgc` pitvc`i kbh zydgc` zagc`s" Xfi Xkpe Oat`i ~kp aooc`ckggs gkyb`fih cb
Kztcg 4:;;"
Cb khhcxcab xa xfi `a,`fkctp' xfi dakth ao xfi Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat`i cb`gyhip xfipi lilditp=
Bc`fagkp O" Dtkhs Mapizf K" @kgcokba' Mt"
Zfcggcz G" @gks Hkvch @tkbiZixit Naghlkte Tc`fkth Z" Bkxfkb
Kgc`i L" Tcvgcb Lkt` _" Pfk~
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Xfi ii`yxcvi hcti`xat ao xfi Xkpe Oat`i cp Habkgh Dash' ab gikvi otal fcp tipzabpcdcgcxcip kp pibcat oigga~ kx xfi Ta`eioiggit
Cbpxcxyxi ao Navitblibx" Tkvcx`f kbh Dash ~ateih xanixfit xa kppildgi k `ati xikl ao izitxp ~cxf dyhnix kbh ocbkb`ckg
zgkbbcbn izitcib`i kx xfi bkxcabkg' pxkxi' kbh ga`kg givigp kbh ztk`xc`kg izitcib`i hitcvih otal xfi lkbknilibx ao
ztivcayp ocp`kg `tcpip" Xfi bklip ao xfi oygg ztami`x xikl `kb di oaybh ab xfi K`eba~gihnilibxp zkni kx xfi ibh ao xfcp
tizatx"
Xfi Xkpe Oat`i hi`chih xa oa`yp ab xfi lkmat xftikxp xa pxkxip ocp`kg pypxkcbkdcgcxs" Pcb`i cx ~kp bax oikpcdgi xa pxyhs ik` f
ao xfi ocoxs pxkxip cb hizxf' ~i hi`chih xa xktnix pc pxkxip @kgcoatbck' Cggcbacp' Bi~ Mitpis' Bi~ Sate' Xikp' kbh _ctncbck
oat cb,hizxf' abpcxi kbkgspcp" Cb ik`f pxkxi' xfi `ati xikl ~ateih `gapigs ~cxf izitxp ~fa ~iti hiizgs oklcgckt ~cxf xfi
pydpxkb`i' pxty`xyti' zta`ihytip' ha`ylibxp' kbh zagcxc`p ao xfi pxkxip dyhnix" Xfi bklip ao dyhnix izitxp `abpygxih cb
ik`f pxkxi `kb di oaybh ab xfi K`eba~gihnilibxp zkni kx xfi ibh ao xfcp tizatx" Xfi `ati xikl kbh pxkxi izitxp
`abhy`xih hixkcgih cb{yctcip cbxa lkmat cppyi ktikp cb`gyhcbn Lihc`kch' zibpcabp' xk tivibyip' hidx' xfi ocp`kg ztadgilp ao
ga`kg navitblibxp' kbh pxkxi dyhnixcbn kbh zgkbbcbn zta`ihytip" Cb hacbn pa' xfi `ati xikl kbh pxkxi izitxp tivci~ih
dyhnix ha`ylibxp kbh hkxk otal xfi tipzi`xcvi pxkxip kbh cbxitvci~ih eis dyhnix aooc`ckgp"
Xfi Xkpe Oat`i tigikpih cxp lkcb tizatx cb Mygs 4:;4' oa`ypcbn ab cppyip xfkx `yx k`tapp xfi pc pxkxip" Xfi Xkpe Oat`i kgpa
cp ztizktcbn tizatxp ab cbhcvchykg pxkxip' cb`gyhcbn xfcp tizatx ab Cggcbacp"
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Tizatxp ao xfi Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat i Cggcbacp Tizatx
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Pyllkts
Cggcbacp dyhnix cp bax ocp`kggs pypxkcbkdgi" Hipzcxi ti`ibx ztantipp kbh hcooc`ygx `fac`ip' cx cp pxcgg cb k hiiz fagi" Cx `kbbax
pclygxkbiaypgs `abxcbyi `yttibx pitvc`ip' eiiz xkip kx `yttibx givigp' ztavchi kgg ztalcpih dibiocxp' kbh lkei biihih
cbvipxlibxp cb ihy`kxcab kbh cbotkpxty`xyti" Kgg ao xfi lkmat xftikxp chibxcocih ds xfi Xkpe Oat`i cb cxp Mygs 4:;4 tizatx fkvi
`abxtcdyxih xa Cggcbacp `yttibx ztadgilp kbh ~cgg `abxtcdyxi xa oyxyti dyhnix ,dkgkb`cbn pxtynngip"
Cggcbacp fkp xfi ~atpx yboybhih zibpcab gckdcgcxs ao kbs pxkxi' kb ipxclkxih (69 dcggcab" Cx fkp ybhitoybhih cxp zibpcab
pspxilp pcb`i xfi iktgs ;36:p" @abxtcdyxcabp ba~ lypx ip`kgkxi tkzchgs co Cggcbacp cp xa fabat ztalcpih dibiocxp5 ds ocp`kg
sikt 4:;9' zibpcab `apxp &kbh tigkxih hidx pitvc`i `aygh xkei yz abi,oaytxf ao xfi pxk xip tipayt`ip" Cggcbacp ~cgg bax di
kdgi xa oybh axfit ztcatcxcip ybgipp cx khazxp pitcayp zibpcab tioatl"
Lihc`kch ibtagglibx kbh izibhcxytip cb Cggcbacp haydgih dix~iib 4::: kbh 4:;;' nta~cbn okt lati tkzchgs xfkb xk
tivibyi" Cb Mybi 4:;4 xfi pxkxi lkhi lkmat `fkbnip xfkx tihy`i pzibhcbn' dyx tcpcbn fikgxf `kti `apxp kbh xfi kncbn
zazygkxcab ~cgg `abxcbyi xa htcvi `apxp yz~kth" ^cxfayx oytxfit tioatl' ybpypxkcbkdgi Lihc`kch nta~xf ~cgg `ta~h ayx axfit
ippibxckg ktikp ao xfi dyhnix"
Cggcbacp hidx cp kgpa `ta~hcbn ayx xfi dyhnix" Cb 4::0 Cggcbacp pagh k ti`ath,dtikecbn (;: dcggcab cb zibpcab adgcnkxcab dabhp'
kbh knkcb cb ocp`kg siktp 4:;: kbh 4:;;' xfi pxkxi pagh dabhp xa `avit cxp ti{yctih `abxtcdyxcabp" Xfi tipygx ao zibpcab
datta~cbn cp xfkx Cggcbacp hidx zit `kzcxk cp abi ao xfi fcnfipx ao kbs pxkxi" Avit ?: zit`ibx ao Cggcbacp xaxkg ayxpxkbhcbn hidx
cp hyi xa zibpcab dabhp"
Cggcbacp fkp `alzaybhih cxp `fkggibnip ~cxf zaat ocp`kg lkbknilibx kbh azk{yi dyhnixcbn" Kx xfi abpix ao xfi 4::6
ocbkb`ckg `tcpcp' Cggcbacp ~kp ippibxckggs cbpagvibx" Cb xfi siktp gikhcbn yz xa xfi `tcpcp' Cggcbacp datta~ih kbh pfcoxih labis
k`tapp siktp kbh oybhp xa dkgkb`i xfi dyhnix' ~cxfayx ztavchcbn pypxkcbkdgi tipayt`ip xa zks oat abnacbn `allcxlibxp"
Dyhnix ncllc`ep di`kli k pxkbhkth ztk`xc`i" Xfi pxkxi fkp zitibbckggs zypfih cxp dcggp aoo xa xfi oyxyti5 kx xfi pxktx ao
ocp`kg sikt 4:;0' ybzkch adgcnkxcabp otal ztcat siktp ~iti kzztaclkxigs (6 dcggcab" Cggcbacp hch kgg xfcp ~cxfayx kbs patx ao
gabn,xitl ocbkb`ckg zgkb xa tipxati dkgkb`i' kbh ~cxfayx tipitvip" Cggcbacp fkp diib hacbn dk`eogczp ab k fcnf ~cti' ~cxfayx k
bix"
Bktta~' itahcbn xk dkpip fkvi `abxtcdyxih xa Cggcbacp ocp`kg hcooc`ygxcip" Pxkxi xk tivibyip ~iti pxknbkbx oat kx gikpx k
hi`khi dioati xfi ti`ibx ti`ippcab" Cggcbacp ibk`xih k lkmat' xilzatkts' cb`ali xk cb`tikpi cb 4:;;' dyx xfi khhcxcabkg
tivibyip kti dicbn aoopix ds tihy`xcabp cb oihitkg Klitc`kb Ti`avits kbh Ticbvipxlibx K`x ao 4::3 &KTTK labcip"
Cb`ali xk tivibyip ~cgg bax eiiz yz ~cxf nta~xf cb xfi kncbn zazygkxcab di`kypi Cggcbacp iilzxp tixctilibx cb`ali" Axfit
xk dkpip ab `atzatkxi cb`ali' `cnktixxip' kbh laxat oyig fkvi diib itahcbn kbh okcgcbn xa eiiz yz ~cxf i`abalc`nta~xf" Cggcbacp pkgip xk tkxip kti fcnf' dyx cxp dkpi cp bktta~ kbh xfi pxkxi xkip tigkxcvigs oi~ pitvc`ip" Cggcbacp xk
tivibyip kti bax gceigs xa nta~ ibaynf xa liix oyxyti biihp"
Oihitkg hioc`cx tihy`xcab xftikxibp Cggcbacp' kp axfit pxkxip" Oihitkg haggktp k``aybx oat kzztaclkxigs k {yktxit ao xfi pxk xip
kgg,oybhp dyhnix kbh' koxit xfi izctkxcab ao oihitkg pxclygyp pzibhcbn' `yttibxgs kti (;8"6 dcggcab" Oihitkg kch lkx`fip
kdayx 9: zit`ibx ao Cggcbacp Lihc`kch pzibhcbn' kbh `abpxcxyxip kdayx 09 zit`ibx ao xfi dyhnix ao xfi Hizktxlibx ao
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Fylkb Pitvc`ip' 0: zit`ibx ao xtkbpzatxkxcab' 4: zit`ibx ao E,;4 ihy`kxcab' kbh 4: zit`ibx ao pzibhcbn oat ibvctablibx
kbh bkxytkg tipayt`ip" Oihitkg pzibhcbn `yxp ~cgg zyx xfipi ztantklp kx tcpe"
Cggcbacp kncbn kbh hixitcatkxcbn cbotkpxty`xyti cp cb ytnibx biih ao cllihckxi tizkctp xa liix dkpc` pxkbhkthp ao zydgc`
pkoixs" Disabh xfkx' cx biihp izkbpcab kbh lahitbc}kxcab xa k``allahkxi oyxyti nta~xf" Avit xfi bix pivitkg hi`khip'
Cggcbacp cbotkpxty`xyti biihp ~cgg gceigs i`iih (0:: dcggcab' six xfi pxkxi haip bax fk vi k `alztifibpcvi zgkb xa khhtipp
xfcp `tcxc`kg biih" Xfiti kti tikg `apxp kppa`ckxih ~cxf ybhitoybhcbn ao cbotkpxty`xyti= pfczzcbn kbh xtkvig higksp'
`abnipxcab' zaggyxcab' kbh hclcbcpfih i`abalc` nta~xf"
Xfi pxkxip ocp`kg ztadgilp kooi`x ga`kg navitblibxp cb Cggcbacp ds pftcbecbn tivibyi xtkbpoitp kx k xcli ~fib xfipi labcip
kti lapx biihih" Xfi pxkxi fkp kgpa ztazapih pfcoxcbn oybhcbn tipzabpcdcgcxs oat xik`fitp zibpcabp otal xfi pxkxi xa ga`kg
p`faag hcpxtc`xp" Xfcp ~aygh igclcbkxi pali cb`ibxcvip xfkx `kb htcvi zibpcab `apxp yz~kth' dyx ~aygh zyx `abpchitkdgi
ztippyti ab ga`kg ocbkb`ip" Ga`kg navitblibxp pxtynngi ~cxf xfict a~b tivibyi ztadgilp' yboybhih zibpcab gckdcgcxcip' kbh
dabh tkxcbn ha~bntkhip" Xfi pxkxi haip lcbclkg labcxatcbn ao ga`kg navitblibx ocbkb`ip' kbh dyhnix `yxp `aygh oytxfittihy`i xfcp avitpcnfx"
Cggcbacp zkpx ocp`kg `fac`ip kbh oyxyti xftikxp `fkggibni xfi pxkxip kdcgcxs xa liix cxp zazygkxcabp dkpc` biihp' gix kgab i
k``allahkxi oyxyti nta~xf" Cbotkpxty`xyti cp hixitcatkxcbn" Ihy`kxcab cp xftikxibih" Zydgc` pkoixs' zydgc` fikgxf' kbh `kti
oat xfi biihs kgg kti kx tcpe" Xkzksitp kbh xfi pxkxip `alzixcxcvibipp kti kgpa kx tcpe"
Cggcbacp biihp xa lkei xaynf `fac`ip ba~" Daxf pzibhcbn `yxp kbh tivibyi cb`tikpip ztadkdgs ~cgg di biihih" Zibpcab
tioatl cp bi`ippkts xa pkgvkni xfi dibiocxp ao oyxyti tixctiip" Cggcbacp pfaygh ~ate ~cxf xfi oihitkg navitblibx xa `abxtag
Lihc`kch `apxp" Azxcabkg xtikxlibxp py`f kp lihc`kxcabp kbh ztivibxcvi `kti `kb di `apx ,iooi`xcvi kgxitbkxcvip xa
fapzcxkgc}kxcab' dyx ybhit xfi `yttibx oihitkg tygip xfipi kti xfi octpx pitvc`ip xa di `yx" Kbh xfi pxkxi biihp xa xfcbe
pitcaypgs kdayx tivibyi= Xk tioatl lks di biihih xa k`fcivi kb khi{ykxi' pypxkcbkdgi' kbh ztihc`xkdgi tivibyi pspxil"
Cggcbacp pfaygh tivklz cxp ocp`kg xaagecx" Cx pfaygh khazx lygxc,sikt zgkbbcbn5 hivigaz kbh oybh k likbcbnoyg tkcbs hks oybh5
`tikxi k lati,xtkbpzktibx dyhnix xfkx iklcbip kgg oybhp' bax mypx xfi Nibitkg Oybh5 khazx k babzagcxc`kg tivibyi
oati`kpxcbn zta`ipp5 labcxat xfi ocp`kg `abhcxcab ao ga`kg navitblibxp5 kbh `abpchit axfit tioatlp hixkcgih cb xfcp tizatx"
Ocbkggs' xfi pxkxi biihp xa `fkbni fa~ cx haip dypcbipp" Xfi `ygxyti ao dyhnix ncllc`ets kbh pfatx,pcnfxihbipp zypfip
`apxp aoo xa xfi oyxyti' dyx ivibxykggs xfkx ~cgg di clzappcdgi tixctiip lks gapi xfict zibpcabp kp xfi oybhp h~cbhgi5 ga~,
cb`ali kbh hcpkdgih ziazgi lks gapi xfict fikgxf`kti kp `apxp ip`kgkxi5 kbh `cxc}ibp kbh dypcbippip piiecbn k pxkdgi
ibvctablibx lks ok`i pxiiz kbh pyhhib xk cb`tikpip" Cx ~aygh di dixxit oat Cggcbacp xa pxktx ab k gabn,tyb zkxf xa k
pypxkcbkdgi dyhnix xfkb xa gcvi disabh cxp likbp oat pivitkg lati siktp kbh xfib ok`i k pyhhib' zkcboyg ti`eabcbn"
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Cbxtahy`xcab
Cggcbacp ok`ip k byldit ao hkybxcbn dyhnixkts `fkggibnip' kbh cp klabn xfi ~atpx pxkxip cb xfi bkxcab ~cxf tinkth xa cxp
ocp`kg `abhcxcab" Cxp dabh tkxcbn cp xfi ga~ipx ao kgg ocoxs pxkxip k``athcbn xa Laahsp Cbvipxatp Pitvc`i' cxp yboybhih zibpcab
gckdcgcxcip kti xfi ~atpx cb xfi `aybxts' kbh xfi pxkxi fkp kzztaclkxigs (6 dcggcab cb ybzkch dcggp' k``athcbn xa xfi Cggcbacp
`alzxtaggit"; Pcnbcoc`kbx zapcxcvi pxizp fkvi diib xkeib xa~kth ocp`kg pxkdcgcxs cb ti`ibx siktp' dyx ly`f ~ate tilkcbp xa di
habi"
Fa~ hch cx nix pa dkh1 Cggcbacp cp' koxit kgg' k ~ikgxfs pxkxi ~cxf k hcvitpi i`abals kbh xfi xfcth,gktnipx lixtazagcxkb ktik cb
xfi `aybxts" Cggcbacp fkp `atzatkxi fikh{yktxitp' kb cbxitbkxcabkg xtkbpzatxkxcab fyd' k pc}ikdgi lkbyok`xytcbn dkpi' kbh k
byldit ao xaytcpx kxxtk`xcabp" Fa~ hch xfcp fkzzib1
Cb 4::6' xfi zitoi`x pxatl fcx Cggcbacp" Gcei axfit pxkxip' ~fib xfi ocbkb`ckg lkteixp `aggkzpih' Cggcbacp pk~ cxp tivibyip
zgyllix kbh hilkbhp oat navitblibx pitvc`ip pesta`eix" Dyx ybgcei axfit pxkxip' Cggcbacp ~kp iooi`xcvigs cbpagvibx" Cggcbacpfkh ba tipitvip kbh fkh ypih ocp`kg ncllc`ep kbh datta~cbn xa dkgkb`i xfi dyhnix oat xfi ztivcayp pc at pivib siktp"
Cggcbacp fkh pfatx`fkbnih cxp zibpcab pspxilp oat hi`khip kbh' cb ;338' fkh pix k p`fihygi ao cb`tikpih zkslibxp ik`f
sikt" Kx xfi pkli xcli xfi tivibyi ti`ippcab fcx' xfi p`fihygi lkbhkxih pfktzgs fcnfit zkslibxp xa xfi tixctilibx
pspxilp"
Cggcbacp ~kp kgpa cb zagcxc`kg ligxha~b" Xfi pxkxi gincpgkxyti ~kp ga`eih cb k pxkgilkxi kp k gabn oihitkg cbvipxcnkxcab ao
Navitbat Dgknamivc`f ibhih ~cxf fcp clzik`flibx kbh tilavkg otal aooc`i cb Mkbykts 4::3" &Gkxit' Dgknamivc`f di`kli
xfi pi`abh `abpi`yxcvi Cggcbacp navitbat xa di pibx xa ztcpab ab `attyzxcab `fktnip" Ivib ~cxf k bi~ navitbat kbh ~cxf
Cggcbacp Hila`tkxc` gincpgkxatp faghcbn k lkmatcxs cb daxf faypip' xfi pxkgilkxi hch bax ibh"
Xfi bi~ navitbat' oatlit Gciyxibkbx Navitbat Zkx [ycbb' ~kp k zagcxc`kg ayxpchit ~cxf k tizyxkxcab kp k tioatlit" Abi aofcp octpx k`xcabp ~kp xa ztazapi k xk cb`tikpi" Xfi ztazapkg ~kp ybpy``ippoyg k tivibyi dcgg ~kp zkppih ds xfi Pibkxi
dyx ~kp bivit `kggih oat k vaxi cb xfi Faypi" Kgxfaynf cx ~kp di`alcbn `gikt xa lkbs xfkx k `aldcbkxcab ao xk cb`tikpip'
pzibhcbn `yxp' kbh xtkbpcxcabkg datta~cbn ~aygh di bi`ippkts xa dtcbn xfi pxkxip lkppcvi hioc`cxp ybhit `abxtag' xfiti ~kp
ba zagcxc`kg `abpibpyp kdayx fa~ xa zta`iih"
Xfi lkmat xftikxp xa Y"P" pxkxip ocp`kg pypxkcbkdcgcxs kgg kzzgs xa Cggcbacp" Xfipi cb`gyhi xfi dcn ztadgilp ao yboybh ih
zibpcab gckdcgcxcip kbh Lihc`kch `apxp' daxf ao ~fc`f kti nta~cbn okpxit xfkb xfi pxkxip tivibyip" Xfi gk`e ao xtkbpzktib`s
kbh xfi ypi datta~cbn kbh ncllc`ep py`f kp zyxxcbn aoo dcggp ybxcg bix sikt `abxtcdyxih xa xfi `aboypcab kdayx
zibpcabp kbh Lihc`kch' kbh kgga~ih gikhitp xa zatxtks xfi dyhnix kp dkgkb`ih ~cxfayx tkcpcbn xkip at `yxxcbn pitvc`ip"
Cggcbacp ok`ip pitcayp xftikxp otal oyxyti oihitkg dyhnix `yxp kbh hclcbcpfcbn i`abalc` nta~xf" Cxp tivibyip ~iti pxknbkbx
oat k hi`khi dioati xfi abpix ao xfi Ntikx Ti`ippcab kbh fkvi itahih avit xcli" Cx cp gceigs xfkx pxkxi tivibyip ~cgg bax di
kdgi xa aoopix ztihc`xih `yxp cb oihitkg oybhp"
Cggcbacp fkp kgtikhs lkhi gktni `yxp xa fylkb pitvc`ip kbh ihy`kxcab" Ybgipp dkgkb`ih kbh `ktioyggs `abpchitih `fkbnip
kti lkhi xa k byldit ao pzibhcbn ztantklp kbh tivibyi payt`ip' oytxfit `yxp cb xfipi hcp`tixcabkts ktikp ao pzibhcbn
~cgg di`ali xfi hiokygx dyhnix zagc`s" Latiavit' okcgyti xa ibnkni cb gabn,xitl dyhnix zgkbbcbn kbh okcgyti xa lkei xaynf
dyhnix `fac`ip ~cgg gikh xa ivib ntikxit zkslibx higksp kbh xfi kxxibhkbx hcpxtipp oat pitvc`i ztavchitp"
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Cb xiggcbn xfi pxats ao Cggcbacp ocp`kg xtaydgip' pivitkg xfilip ~cgg ilitni" Abi cp xfi gk`e ao xtkbpzktib`s= Xfi ~ks xfi
dyhnix cp ztipibxih kbh hi`chih cp lyhhgih kbh `aboypcbn" Pi`abh' `ftabc` pfatx,pcnfxihbipp kbh kvachkb`i ao xaynf
`fac`ip fkvi zypfih ztadgilp cbxa oyxyti siktp kbh lkhi xfcbnp ~atpi" K xfcth xfili cp ztantipp ~fcgi Cggcbacp pxcgg
pxtynngip' ztadgilp kti dicbn ti`anbc}ih kbh xaynf hi`cpcabp kti dicbn lkhi" Xfkx cp k dcn pxiz cb xfi tcnfx hcti`xcab" Xfi
ocbkg xfili cp xfkx' yboatxybkxigs' Cggcbacp pxktxih ayx cb py`f k hiiz fagi xfkx cx pxcgg fkp k vits gabn ~ks xa na"
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7/31/2019 Report savages state finances, says more cuts, tax hikes inevitable
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Xfi Ocp`kg Pxkxi ao xfi Pxkxi ao Cggcbacp
Ybhitpxkbhcbn xfi pivitcxs ao Cggcbacp ocp`kg ztadgilp kbh zappcdgi pagyxcabp ti{yctip k `ktioyg dkpigcbi kbkgspcp ao
xtibhp cb tivibyip kbh pzibhcbn" Xfi oagga~cbn pi`xcab ztipibxp k dtcio psbazpcp ao Cggcbacp `abpagchkxih dyhnix pcxykxcab
oat xfi zkpx oi~ siktp &ocp`kg siktp 4:;;' 4:;4' kbh 4:;0 dkpih ab xfi Ybcvitpcxs ao Cggcbacp Cbpxcxyxi ao Navitblibx kbh
Zydgc` Kookctp &CNZK Ocp`kg Oyxytip Ztami`x tipikt`f dtciop kbh tizatxp" 4
Kx xfi dincbbcbn ao ocp`kg sikt &OS 4:;; &Mygs ;' 4:;:' xfi Pxkxi ao Cggcbacp fkh pa lkbs ybzkch dcggp xfkx xfi kvitkni higks
cb zkslibx ~kp avit pivib labxfp"0 Cb xfi lchhgi ao OS 4:;;' xfi Ocp`kg Oyxytip Ztami`x xikl kx CNZK cppyih k tizatx
`fktk`xitc}cbn Cggcbacp ocp`kg pcxykxcab kp Xcxkbc` kbh Pcbecbn"8 Ypcbn k @abpagchkxih Oybhp dyhnix &~fc`f cp ly`f
dtakhit kbh `abpcpxibxgs hiocbih xfkb xfi lati `allabgs tizatxih Nibitkg Oybhp dyhnix#' CNZKp Ocp`kg Oyxytip Lahig
ipxclkxih xfkx xfi OS 4:;; dyhnix fkh kb (;; dcggcab `kpf hioc`cx"9 Xfcp ~kp cb khhcxcab xa xfi (? dcggcab cb ybzkch dcggp
`kttcih avit otal ztcat siktp"
Xfi CNZK Ocp`kg Oyxytip lahig ztami`xih xfkx' kdpibx zagc`s `fkbnip' xfi `abpagchkxih oybhp `kpf hioc`cx `aygh tik`f (4>
dcggcab &cb tikg 4:;; haggktp cb xib siktp" Xfi pxyhs htklkxc}ih xfi lknbcxyhi ao xfi dyhnix nkz ~cxf k byldit ao ~fkx
~aygh cx xkei `kg`ygkxcabp" Oat iklzgi=?
Co xfi ztami`xih hioc`cxp ~iti zkch oat ds datta~cbn' hidx pitvc`i `apxp ~aygh nta~ xa `abpyli kgg pkgip xk kbhcb`ali xk `aggi`xcabp cb mypx ocvi siktp"
Xa `gapi xfi nkz ~cxf kb cb`ali xk cb`tikpi ~aygh ti{ycti xfi cbhcvchykg xk tkxi xa tcpi xa >"; zit`ibx otal xfixfib,icpxcbn 0": zit`ibx kbh k ztazatxcabkg tcpi cb xfi `atzatkxi tkxi"
Xa `gapi xfi nkz ~cxf k pkgip xk cb`tikpi ~aygh ti{ycti xfi tkxi xa mylz otal ?"49 zit`ibx xa ;0"9 zit`ibx" Xa `gapi xfi nkz ~cxf pzibhcbn `yxp kgabi ~aygh ti{ycti avit 49 zit`ibx k`tapp xfi dakth tihy`xcabp cb kgg
pzibhcbn &axfit xfkb oat zibpcabp' hidx pitvc`i' kbh xtkbpzatxkxcab"
Cb Mkbykts 4:;;' k zagcxc`kg lkmatcxs ~kp oaybh xa ibk`x cb`ali xk cb`tikpip' kp ~igg kp `kzp ab pzibhcbn nta~xf' kbh
khhcxcabkg kyxfatcxs xa datta~" Xfi cb`ali xk cb`tikpip ~iti gktni' dyx lapxgs xilzatkts= >
Zitpabkg cb`ali xk tkxip ~ibx otal 0": zit`ibx cb 4:;:' xa 9": zit`ibx cb 4:;;,4:;8' xa 0">9 zit`ibx cb 4:;8,4:40' kbh 0"49 zit`ibx xfitikoxit"
@atzatkxi cb`ali xk tkxip ~ibx otal 8"6 zit`ibx cb 4:;:' xa >": zit`ibx cb 4:;;,4:;8' xa 9"49 zit`ibx cb 4:;8,4:40' kbh dk`e ha~b xa 8"6 zit`ibx xfitikoxit"
Kp k tipygx ao xfi xk cb`tikpip' zitpabkg kbh `atzatkxi cb`ali xk `aggi`xcabp ~iti (>"? dcggcab' at >4"? zit`ibx fcnfit
xfkb xfis ~aygh fkvi diib ~cxfayx xfi tkxi cb`tikpi"6
Kgpa cb Mkbykts 4:;;' k pzibhcbn `kz ~kp ibk`xih xfkx gclcxp Nibitkg Oybh pzibhcbn nta~xf xa 4 zit`ibx kbbykggs dix~iib
OS 4:;4 kbh OS 4:;9"3 Xfi ocbkg igilibx ao xfi Mkbykts 4:;; dyhnix zk`ekni ~kp kyxfatcxs xa datta~ (0"> dcggcab xa zks
xfi p`fihygih OS 4:;; zibpcab zkslibx kbh zks aoo xfkx hidx avit icnfx siktp"
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Cb xfi lchhgi ao OS 4:;4' CNZK ti`kg`ygkxih xfict ipxclkxip ao xfi `yttibx kbh oyxyti nkzp cb xfi `abpagchkxih oybhp dyhnix
ok`xatcbn cb xfi xilzatkts cb`tikpip cb xfi cb`ali xk' xfi Nibitkg Oybh nta~xf `kzp oat OS 4:;4,4:;9' kbh axfit `fkbnip
clzgilibxih oat OS 4:;4";: Ocnyti ;
pfa~p ztami`xcabp oat xftii p`ibktcap"
Xfi dkpigcbi ipxclkxi oat kgg xftii
p`ibktcap cp k `abpagchkxih dyhnix nkz ao
(4"3 dcggcab cb OS 4:;4' ~fc`f cp ha~b
otal (9"? dcggcab cb OS 4:;;"
P`ibktca &k pfa~p icpxcbn gk~' ~cxf
cb`ali xk tkxip ga~itih koxit `kgibhkt
sikt 4:;8 kbh xfi Nibitkg Oybh
pzibhcbn nta~xf `kz izctcbn koxit OS
4:;9" Ocnyti ; pfa~p k pfktz mylz cb xfi
dyhnix nkz xa (3"8 dcggcab cb OS 4:;?
~fib xfipi xilzatkts likpytip izcti"
Di`kypi xfi CNZK lahig ztami`xp
pzibhcbn nta~xf tkxip cb i`ipp ao
tivibyi nta~xf tkxip' xfi nkz `abxcbyip
xa nta~ kbh tik`fip k ztami`xih (;0":
dcggcab cb OS 4:44"
P`ibktca &d cb Ocnyti ; pfa~p xfi
ztami`xih dyhnix nkz kppylcbn xfkx cb`ali xk tkxip tilkcb kx xfi fcnfit givigp kbh ha bax na ha~b kp p`fihygih koxit
4:;8" Cb xfcp `kpi' xfi ztami`xih nkzp kti ly`f plkggit" Dyx xfi pfatxokgg pxcgg nta~p avit xcli kbh tik`fip (?"? dcggcab cb
4:44"
P`ibktca &` kppylip xfkx xfi cb`ali xk tkxip tilkcb kx xfi 4:;; fcnfit tkxip xfkx nta~xf cb kgg pzibhcbn i`izx
oat zibpcabp kbh hidx `kb di figh xa xfi cbogkxcab tkxi pxktxcbn cb OS 4:;0" Ipzi`ckggs ~cxf tcpcbn fikgxf `kti `apxp' xfcp
~aygh tiztipibx pydpxkbxckg `yxp cb lkbs ktikp kbh ~aygh di vits hcooc`ygx xa k`fcivi" Cb xfcp `kpi ao vits xaynf hi`cpcabp
kbh k`xcabp ab daxf xkip kbh pzibhcbn' k dkgkb`ih dyhnix cp ztami`xih ds 4:;3"
Cggcbacp OS 4:;0 dyhnix zta`ipp fkp diib k lkteih clztavilibx avit ztivcayp sikt p' cb xfkx gk~lkeitp lkhi k bylditao hcooc`ygx hi`cpcabp tinkthcbn ihy`kxcab' fylkb pitvc`ip' kbh Lihc`kch cb k sikt ~fib ivits Pxkxi Faypi kbh Pibkxi pikx
cp yz oat tiigi`xcab" Xfi navitbat kbh gk~lkeitp ~iti cbvagvih cb `tkoxcbn k pzibhcbn zgkb xfkx ~kp dkpih ab tikgcpxc`
ztami`xcabp ao pypxkcbkdgi tivibyip" Xfcp ~kp k dcn pxiz cb xfi hcti`xcab ao ocp`kg pxkdcgcxs" Dyx yboatxybkxigs' lati `yxp ~cgg
di biihih cb xfi siktp kfikh" Kbh Cggcbacp fkp gceigs zypfih aoo cxp dcnnipx `fkggibni zibpcab tioatl ybxcg bix sikt"
Cb xaxkg' xfi OS 4:;0 Nibitkg Oybhp dyhnix cp (00"> dcggcab' kb cb`tikpi otal xfi (00"4 dcggcab dyhnix ao OS 4:;4"
Fa~ivit' xfi 4:;0 dyhnix lkhi k (>:: lcggcab tihy`xcab cb hcp`tixcabkts pzibhcbn" Xfi 4:;0 Nibitkg Oybhp dyhnix
Ocnyti ; w Ztami`xih Nkz cb Cggcbacp @abpagchkxih Dyhnix ybhit
Icpxcbn Gk~' ~cxf Fcnfit Xkip'
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CNZK Ocp`kg Oyxytip Lahig kp ao Bavildit 4:;;"
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cb`gyhip k ztami`xih pytzgyp ao (;"0 dcggcab' ~fc`f cp xa di hcti`xih xa~kth zkscbn ha~b xfi (6 dcggcab dk`egan ao ybzkch dcggp
otal OS 4:;4"
Xfiti cp' ao `aytpi' baxfcbn ib`aytkncbn kdayx `yxp cb ihy`kxcab' lihc`kg `kti' kbh fylkb pitvc`ip otal xfi zacbx ao vci~
ao ti`czcibxp at khva`kxip" Abi ao xfi lapx `abxtavitpckg dyhnix kzztaztckxcabp ~kp (?"9 dcggcab oat E,;4 ihy`kxcab' ~fc`f
~kp k `yx ao 0 zit`ibx otal OS 4:;4" Navitbat [ycbbp 4:;0 Azitkxcbn Dyhnix fkh kgga`kxih kzztaclkxigs xfi pkli
klaybx oat E,;4 Ihy`kxcab cb OS 4:;0 kp OS 4:;4' dyx gincpgkxatp `yx xfcp klaybx" ;;
Cggcbacp lkhi likbcbnoyg pxtchip xa~kth Lihc`kch tioatl ~cxf k byldit ao `fkbnip xa xfi ztantkl ibk`xih cb Mybi 4:;4"
Xfipi `fkbnip &hixkcgih cb k gkxit pi`xcab cb`gyhi (;"? dcggcab cb Lihc`kch ztantklp `yxp kbh pkvcbnp kbh nkcb xfi pxkxi
taynfgs (; dcggcab cb bi~ `cnktixxi xkip' ztavchit kppipplibxp' kbh oihitkg lkx`fcbn oybhp" ;4
OS 4:;0 dyhnix gincpgkxcab ~cgg `gapi at `abpagchkxi k xaxkg ao ocoxs,pivib pxkxi ok`cgcxcip cb`gyhcbn pc oat `atti`xcabp' x~a
sayxf `ibxitp' oayt `ibxitp oat xfi libxkggs cgg kbh xfi hivigazlibxkggs hcpkdgih' kbh k byldit ao plkggit ok`cgcxcip gcei
zktecbn nktknip" Xfcp cp ztami`xih xa pkvi (64 lcggcab cb OS 4:;0 kbh (;0? lcggcab cb OS 4:;8" Kb iklzgi ao xfi
hcooc`ygxcip kppa`ckxih ~cxf lkecbn `fkbnip cp xfi fyni zypfdk`e otal `abpxcxyib`cip ao xfi `atti`xcabkg kbh fylkb
pitvc`i ok`cgcxcip xa di `gapih" Navitbat [ycbb athitih xfi `gapyti ao xfi Xkllp @atti`xcabkg @ibxit' k fcnf pi`ytcxs ztcpab
cb payxfitb Cggcbacp" Gk~lkeitp `ab`itbih ~cxf ga`kg madp azzapih cxp `gapcbn' kbh k tivci~ `allcppcab vaxih xa eiiz cx
azib";0 Cb Mygs 4:;4' xfi ybcab tiztipibxcbn xfi `atti`xcabkg aooc`itp pyih xa pxaz xfi `gapyti' kbh xfi ayx`ali cp `yttibxgs
cb lihckxcab";8
Nkldgcbn izkbpcab gincpgkxcab' ~fc`f ~aygh kgga~ k bi~ `kpcba cb @fc`kna zgyp oayt khhcxcabkg tcvitdakx `kpcbap kbh pgax
lk`fcbip kx fatpi xtk`ep' zkppih xfi gincpgkxyti dyx ~kp vixaih ds Navitbat [ycbb" Pyzzatxitp `gkcl xfi nkldgcbn dcgg
`aygh nibitkxi (; dcggcab zit sikt kbh `tikxi ;::'::: madp" Navitbat [ycbb `cxih ixfc`kg cppyip kbh xfi tinygkxats
kyxabals xfkx ~aygh di ncvib xfi @fc`kna `kpcba";9
Ao Cggcbacp xftii dcnnipx ocp`kg ztadgilp zibpcab `apxp xfkx kti `ta~hcbn ayx xfi tipx ao xfi dyhnix' Lihc`kch `apx
cb`tikpip xfkx fkvi nta~b okpxit xfkb xfi pxkxip tipayt`ip kbh ~cgg di ybpypxkcbkdgi kp xfi oihitkg KTTK oybhp izcti'
kbh k lytes dyhnix zta`ipp xfkx bingi`xp gabn,xitl zgkbbcbn abgs Lihc`kch pk~ pcnbcoc`kbx tioatl cb xfi gkpx sikt"
Hipzcxi ntikxit ti`anbcxcab xfkx xfi nta~xf cb zibpcab `apxp `kbbax di pypxkcbih' hcooitibx vci~p ao fa~ xa `yx at pfcox xfi
`apxp fkvi gih xa k pxkgilkxi" Ba k`xcab ab zibpcab tioatl cp izi`xih ybxcg koxit xfi Bavildit 4:;4 igi`xcabp kx xfi
iktgcipx" Gincpgkxcab ~kp ti`ibxgs ibk`xih ~fc`f pcnbcoc`kbxgs kgxitp pxkxi pyzzatx ao tixctii fikgxf`kti" ;?
K dkds pxiz xa~kth gabn,xitl dyhnix zgkbbcbn ~kp xkeib ~cxf k bi~ ti{yctilibx oat k xftii,sikt dyhnix oati`kpx' dyx xfcp
oati`kpx cp ao gclcxih vkgyi di`kypi cx abgs ztami`xp xfi Nibitkg Oybhp dyhnix" Cggcbacp gikhitp `abxcbyi xa oa`yp ab xfiNibitkg Oybhp dyhnix' ~fc`f cnbatip avit fkgo ao xfi pxkxi dyhnix zc`xyti";> Cggcbacp pxcgg lkcbxkcbp k pfatx,xitl oa`yp oat cxp
xaxkg &kgg oybhp azitkxcbn dyhnix kbh fkp ba gabn,xitl `kzcxkg zgkb"
Dioati iklcbcbn ik`f ao xfi dcn xftii ztadgilp cb xytb zibpcabp' Lihc`kch' kbh dyhnix zta`ipp ~i iklcbi Cggcbacp
i`abalc` kbh zagcxc`kg ibvctablibx"
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Tizatxp ao xfi Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat i Cggcbacp Tizatx
;8
I`abalc` Oat`ip Kooi`xcbn Cggcbacp Dyhnix
Cggcbacp cp k ~ikgxfs pxkxi ~cxf kb i`abals ~fapi cbhypxtckg hcvitpcxs cp {ycxi pclcgkt xa xfi bkxcab kp ~fagi" Fa~ivit' Cggcbacp
i`abalc` okxi cp `gapigs xcih xa xfi Lch~ipx tincab di`kypi ly`f ao Cggcbacp i`abalc` k`xcvcxs cp gcbeih ~cxf lkbyok`xytcbn
pi`xatp cb cxp bicnfdatcbn Lch~ipx pxkxip";6Cggcbacp fcnf ~kni madp kti `gypxitih ztclktcgs cb xfi @fc`kna lixtazagcxkb ktik'
cb dypcbippip kbh cbhypxtcip xfkx kti pydmi`x xa vcnatayp cbxitpxkxi `alzixcxcab" Cggcbacp Hila`tkxc` zagcxc`kg xcgx palixcl ip
gikhp xa zagcxc`kg!chiaganc`kg dkxxgip ~cxf lati Tizydgc`kb,gikbcbn bicnfdatcbn pxkxip" Xfipi zagcxc`kg kbh i`abalc` oat`ip
lks gclcx Cggcbacp kdcgcxs xa tkcpi dypcbipp xkip"
Cggcbacp fkp k tigkxcvigs ihy`kxih zazygk`i kbh pali fcnfit ihy`kxcab cbpxcxyxcabp xfkx kti bkxcabkggs kbh cbxitbkxcabkggs
tiba~bih" Fa~ivit' xfiti cp nibitkggs digcivih xa di k pfatxkni ao pecggih gkdat cb lkbs pi`xatp ao Cggcbacp hyi cb zktx xa
xtaydgih p`faag hcpxtc`xp' xfi @fc`kna Zydgc` P`faag pspxil cb zktxc`ygkt" Xfcp lkeip cx fkthit xa kxxtk`x kbh tixkcb pali
lkbyok`xytcbn octlp";3
Cggcbacp hilantkzfc`p pfa~ kb kncbn zazygkxcab ~cxf k xtibh xa~kth oi~it ~ateitp kbh lati tixctiip' ~fc`f ~cgg zapi
hkybxcbn ocp`kg `fkggibnip cb xfi siktp kfikh" Cggcbacp cp kgpa k hcvitpi pxkxi ~cxf k vktcixs ao `alzixcbn cbxitipxp' ~fc`f
lkeip cx hcooc`ygx oat zagcxc`kg gikhitp xa tik`f `abpibpyp ab eis cppyip"
Kgxfaynf Cggcbacp cb`ali tilkcbp tigkxcvigs fcnf' cxp zapcxcab fkp hixitcatkxih avit xcli" Cb 4:;; zitpabkg cb`ali zit `kzcx k
cb Cggcbacp ~kp (88';8:' ~fc`f ~kp ;:? zit`ibx ao xfi bkxcabkg kvitkni" 4: Xfi nkz ~kp gktnit cb iktgcit hi`khip ;4;
zit`ibx cb ;39; kbh ;:6 zit`ibx cb ;36;
kbh fkp diib hi`gcbcbn avit xcli" Dicbn
k tigkxcvigs tc`f pxkxi fkp lkhi cx ikpcit
xa ztavchi hi`ibx p`faagp kbh naah zydgc`ybcvitpcxcip xfkb fkp diib xfi `kpi oat
zaatit pxkxip' ivib co zaatit pxkxip xk
xfict `cxc}ibp lati fikvcgs xfkb haip
Cggcbacp"4;
Kp xfi bktta~cbn cb`ali nkz clzgcip'
Cggcbacp i`abalc` nta~xf fkp diib pga~cbn
tigkxcvi xa xfi Ybcxih Pxkxip pcb`i ^atgh
^kt CC" Cb khhcxcab xa gknncbn cb zitpabkg
cb`ali nta~xf' Cggcbacp gknp cb ntapp
halipxc` ztahy`x &NHZ' oatlitgs `kggih
ntapp pxkxi ztahy`x nta~xf kbh
ilzgaslibx nta~xf" Dix~iib ;33; kbh
4:;; mad nta~xf cb xfi Y"P" kvitknih ;":
zit`ibx zit sikt' dyx abgs :"8 zit`ibx zit
sikt cb Cggcbacp"44
Ocnyti 4w Cggcbacp v" Y"P"= Zitpabkg Cb`ali &ZC#' Baboktl
Ilzgaslibx &ILZ#' / Xk Tivibyi &XKV# &tigkxcvi xa 4::> vkgyi#
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Baxip= Labxfgs ilzga slibx kbh {yktxitgs Zitpabkg Cb`ali vkgyip ypih xa tikxi Mygs,Mybi ocp`kg sikt klaybxp"
Payt`ip= Dytiky ao I`abalc` Kbkgspcp &zitpabkg cb`ali#5 Dytiky ao Gkdat Pxkxcpxc`p &bab,oktl ilzgaslibx#' Y"P"
@ibpyp Dytiky &xk tivibyi#"
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Tizatxp ao xfi Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat i Cggcbacp Tizatx
;9
Cggcbacp ~kp fcx zktxc`ygktgs fkth ds xfi ti`ippcab xfkx oagga~ih xfi dytpx ao xfi faypcbn dyddgi cb 4::> kbh xfi 4::6
ocbkb`ckg `aggkzpi" Ocnyti 4 pfa~p xfi xtkmi`xatcip ao xftii eis cbhc`kxatp zitpabkg cb`ali' ilzgaslibx' kbh pxkxi xk
tivibyi oat Cggcbacp `alzktih xa xfi bkxcab kp k ~fagi" Ds OS 4:;:' Cggcbacp xaxkg zitpabkg cb`ali oigg 4 zit`ibx lati kbh
ilzgaslibx oigg ; zit`ibx lati xfkb cb xfi Y"P" kp k ~fagi" Xfi clzk`x ao xfi ti`ippcab ab Cggcbacp xk `aggi`xcabp ~kp
ly`f' ly`f gktnit" Cb OS 4:;:' xaxkg pxkxi xkip cb xfi Y"P" ~iti 30 zit`ibx ao xfi klaybx cb OS 4::>' dyx Cggcbacp xk
tivibyip fkh okggib xa 69 zit`ibx ao xfi OS 4::> klaybx"
Cggcbacp fkp gknnih cb i`abalc` nta~xf cb ti`ibx hi`khip kbh okggib oktxfit cb ti`ibx ti`ippcabp' kbh xfipi xtibhp kti
izi`xih xa `abxcbyi" I`abalcpxp kx xfi Ybcvitpcxs ao Cggcbacp ocbh xfkx kp Cggcbacp fkp dinyb xa tidaybh otal xfi 4::>,:3
ti`ippcab' cx fkp habi pa lati pga~gs xfkb koxit xfi ztivcayp xftii ti`ippcabp ypcbn k ~icnfxih kvitkni ao nta~xf tkxip cb
`atzatkxi iktbcbnp' `abpylit pzibhcbn' kbh zitpabkg cb`ali"40
Gaaecbn xa xfi oyxyti' xfi Ybcvitpcxs ao Cggcbacp Tincabkg I`abalc`p Kzzgc`kxcabp Gkdatkxats &TIKG# ztami`xp k pga~ ti`avits
ybxcg kx gikpx 4:;3" Laahsp Kbkgsxc`p &LK# aooitp k lati azxclcpxc` p`ibktca5 fa~ivit' daxf hip`tcdi k tigkxcvigs ngaalszc`xyti oat Cggcbacp oat xfi oatipiikdgi oyxyti" Xfipi ztami`xcabp kti pfa~b cb Xkdgi ;"
Xkdgi ;w I`abalc` Oati`kpxp Oat Cggcbacp' 4:;0,4:;3
Laahsp Kbkgsxc`p &LK vp" Ybcvitpcxs ao Cggcbacp Tincabkg I`abalc`pKzzgc`kxcabp Gkdatkxats &TIKG
4:;0 ;"6) :"0) >";) 6";) >"0) 4"9)
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TIKG ztami`xcabp otal Cggcbacp Tincabkg I`abalc` Lahig' Mygs 4:;;" LKoati`kpxp otal Laahsp Kbkgsxc`p' Pxkxi ao Cggcbacp Oati`kpx Tizatx' Ztizktih oatPxkxi ao Cggcbacp @allcppcab ab Navitblibx Oati`kpxcbn / K``aybxkdcgcxs' Oidtykts4:;;"
Ygxclkxigs' ivib ypcbn xfi lapx azxclcpxc` ztami`xcabp' kb i`abalc` ti`avits cb Cggcbacp ~cgg xkei `abpchitkdgi xcli" Xfi abgs
ok`xat eiizcbn Cggcbacp tivibyip otal okggcbn okt diga~ xfi bkxcabkg kvitkni kti xfi gktni cb`ali xk cb`tikpip clzgilibxih
cb xfi lchhgi ao OS 4:;; kbh xfapi kti pix xa izcti cb x~a siktp"
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Tizatxp ao xfi Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat i Cggcbacp Tizatx
;?
Zagcxc`p kbh xfi Dyhnix Zta`ipp cb Cggcbacp
Ybhitpxkbhcbn fa~ Cggcbacp ocp`kg `abhcxcab fkp di`ali py`f k lipp ti{yctip pali ybhitpxkbhcbn ao Cggcbacp zagcxc`p"
Cggcbacp ocp`kg `abhcxcab fkp hixitcatkxih oat x~a ztcb`czkg tikpabp" Octpx' nacbn dk`e hi`khip' Cggcbacp fkp dkgkb`ih cxp
kbbykg `kpf dyhnix ds bax zyxxcbn kpchi pyooc`cibx oybhp xa `avit xfi cb`tikpi cb oyxyti zibpcab dibiocxp kppa`ckxih ~cxf
xfi `yttibx siktp zkstagg" Kp k tipygx' yboybhih zibpcab gckdcgcxcip fkvi `abxcbyih xa nta~"
Pi`abh' hytcbn xfi naah i`abalc` xclip ao xfi gkxi ;33:p xa lch,4:::p' Cggcbacp izkbhih navitblibx pitvc`ip' dyx hch
bax tkcpi xkip kbh hch bax zyx k~ks `kpf tipitvip" Xfi pxkxi zkch oat cxp bi~ pzibhcbn ds lkecbn ivib plkggit zkslibxp
xa xfi zibpcab pspxilp' datta~cbn fikvcgs' p~iizcbn pzi`ckg oybhp' kbh zyxxcbn aoo zkscbn Lihc`kch kbh ilzgasii
fikgxf`kti dcggp ybxcg xfi oagga~cbn dyhnix sikt" Xfcp `ftabc` pfatxpcnfxihbipp kbh kvachkb`i ao xaynf `fac`ip fkp
k``ylygkxih xa k pcnbcoc`kbx pxty`xytkg hioc`cx oat Cggcbacp" ^fib xfi tivibyi ti`ippcab fcx cb 4::3' Cggcbacp fkh ba `ypfcab"
Xcli,pfcoxcbn dyhnixcbn xtc`ep ypih zitpcpxibxgs cb xfi naah siktp ~iti ao ly`f gipp vkgyi oat xilzatkts ypi cb k ha~bxytb"
Xfipi xfcbnp fkzzibih oat zagcxc`kg tikpabp" ^fcgi cb Cggcbacp' kp igpi~fiti' xfi hipcti xa zgikpi `abpxcxyibxp ds izkbhcbn
navitblibx pitvc`ip ~cxfayx cb`tikpcbn xkip cp k ncvib' xfi atcncbp ao xfi pxty`xytkg nkz dix~iib pzibhcbn nta~xf kbh
pypxkcbkdgi tivibyip `kb di xtk`ih xa xfi ;33:p" Navitbat Tah Dgknamivc`f &Cggcbacp octpx Hila`tkxc` navitbat pcb`i ;3>?#
~kp igi`xih cb 4::4 ~cxf kb knibhk xa izkbh ztantklp oat `fcghtib' pibcatp' kbh xfi zaat" Fa~ivit' `abogc`x dix~iib
Dgknamivc`f kbh Pzikeit ao xfi Faypi Lc`fkig Lkhcnkb &daxf Hila`tkxp likbx xfkx xk cb`tikpip di`kli vctxykggs
clzappcdgi kp xfi x~a `fi`elkxih abi kbaxfit"Xfi navitbat hi`gktih fi ~aygh vixa kbs nibitkg xk cb`tikpi"
Lkhcnkb dga`eih kgg xfi tivibyi cbcxckxcvip ztazapih ds xfi navitbat"48
Hytcbn Dgknamivc`fp x~a xitlp kp navitbat' bi~ ztantklp ~iti `tikxih kbh izkbhih' cb`gyhcbn fikgxf cbpytkb`i`avitkni kbh ztip`faag oat Cggcbacp `fcghtib kbh otii zydgc` xtkbpzatxkxcab kbh ztip`tczxcab htynp oat Cggcbacp pibcatp" Dyx ~cxf
kb icpxcbn pxty`xytkg hioc`cx' kbh ~cxfayx bi~ payt`ip ao tivibyi' xfi pxkxi hch bax fkvi pyooc`cibx tipayt`ip xa liix kgg ao
cxp adgcnkxcabp" Oat xfipi tikpabp Cggcbacp ocp`kg `abhcxcab ~kp zaat nacbn cbxa xfi Ntikx T i`ippcab' ~fc`f fkh k hivkpxkxcbn
iooi`x ab xfi pxkxip tivibyip kbh cb`tikpih hilkbh oat pitvc`ip" Kbh ~fcgi xfi ti`ippcab xaae k xagg ab xfi pxkxip
tipayt`ip' Cggcbacp navitblibx di`kli ippibxckggs hspoyb`xcabkg' ~cxf xfi oihitkg cbvipxcnkxcab ao Navit bat Dgknamivc`f kbh
fcp tilavkg otal aooc`i"
^fib Navitbat [ycbb &xfi oatlit gciyxibkbx navitbat xaae aooc`i cb Mkbykts 4::3' fi cbfitcxih k pxkxi navitblibx xfkx
~kp cbpagvibx" [ycbb cllihckxigs ztazapih k xk cb`tikpi kbh datta~cbn xa zks ha~b k dk`egan ao dcggp' dyx lkbs digcivih
xfkx pzibhcbn ztantklp pfaygh di `yx dioati xkip ~iti cb`tikpih" Pxcgg' Dgknamivc`fp ztantklp ~iti zazygkt ~cxf lkbs
ziazgi' kbh ba abi tikggs ~kbxih xa pii xfi htk`abckb `yxp cb ihy`kxcab at fylkb pitvc`ip xfkx ~aygh di bi`ippkts xa
dkgkb`i xfi dyhnix" Kb cb`ali xk cb`tikpi ~kp ybkvachkdgi' dyx hch bax fkzzib ybxcg xfi gkpx fkgo ao ocp`kg 4:;;" Ds xfkx
xcli xfi pxkxi dyhnix ~kp cb k vits hiiz fagi"49
Kgxfaynf pali dgkli oatlit Navitbat Dgknamivc`f oat Cggcbacp `yttibx ocp`kg lipp'4? xfiti kti dtakhit tikpabp oat xfi
pxkxip ocp`kg kbh zagcxc`kg hspoyb`xcab" Kgxfaynf Cggcbacp cp `abpchitih k dgyi pxkxi di`kypi ao xfi fikvcgs Hila`tkxc` @c xs
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Tizatxp ao xfi Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat i Cggcbacp Tizatx
;>
ao @fc`kna' xfi @cxs k``aybxih oat abgs 4; zit`ibx ao Cggcbacp zazygkxcab cb 4:;:" Biktgs fkgo ao Cggcbacp zazygkxcab cp cb xfi
@fc`kna pydytdp' kbh biktgs k xfcth cp ha~bpxkxi' kbh ziazgi cb xfipi ktikp kti lati gceigs xa vaxi Tizydgc`kb" 4>
Cb 4::> k bkxcabkg zagg oaybh xfkx 9:"; zit`ibx ao Cggcbacp vaxitp `abpchitih xfilpigvip Hila`t kxp' pynnipxcbn k zytzgi
pxkxi"46Xfcp likbp xfkx Cggcbacp zazygkxcab xibhp xa di gcditkg at lahitkxi ab pa`ckg cppyip' hipctcbn nibitayp pa`ckg
pitvc`ip oat pibcatp' `fcghtib' kbh xfi zaat" Ab xfi axfit fkbh' ziazgi cb Cggcbacp kti ocp`kggs `abpitvkxcvi kbh koxit x~a
`abpi`yxcvi navitbatp fkvi diib pibx xa ztcpab ab `attyzxcab `fktnip vits tigy`xkbx xa xfta~ naah labis koxit dkh"
Cggcbacp `gclkxi ao zagcxc`kg `attyzxcabk `abpxkbx `alzkbcab ao Cggcbacp kbh @fc`kna navitblibxp xftaynfayx xfict fcpxats
fkp xkeib k xagg"43
Cb Cggcbacp' kp igpi~fiti' gk~lkeitp fkvi pxtabn zagcxc`kg cb`ibxcvip xa ztavchi dibiocxp xa xfict `abpxcxyibxp' kbh i{ykggs
pxtabn cb`ibxcvip xa kvach tkcpcbn xkip" Dyx Cggcbacp cp k vits hcvitpi lc ao `alzixcbn cbxitipxp" Aoxib' cbxitipx ntayzp kti
pxtabn ibaynf xa `kb`ig ayx xfi cbogyib`i ao xfi azzapcxcab' at `ab`ippcabp lypx di lkhi xa kzzikpi lygxczgi
pxkeifaghitp" Xfcp cp ~fs `fkbnip kti vits hcooc`ygx xa lkei" Ybcabp kti pxtabn' dyx pa kti ha~bxa~b dypcbipp ntayzp"Khva`kxip oat xfi pa`ckg pkoixs bix kti pxtabn' kbh pa kti xfapi ~fa ~kbx xa gclcx xfi pc}i ao navitblibx" @fc`kna dibiocxp
otal zydgc` xtkbpcx pydpchcip5 ha~bpxkxi dibiocxp otal eiizcbn ztcpabp kbh libxkg cbpxcxyxcabp azib" 0:^fib Cggcbacp ocp`kg
`abhcxcab ~kp okctgs naah' cxp `alzixcbn cbxitipxp ~iti kdgi xa di tigkxcvigs dkgkb`ih cb xfi dyhnix zta`ipp" Dyx hytcbn xfi
Ntikx Ti`ippcab kbh xfi pxkxip ocp`kg kbh nyditbkxatckg ligxha~b' Cggcbacp dyhnix zta`ipp di`kli `alzgixigs
hspoyb`xcabkg"
Cggcbacp ocp`kg sikt tybp otal Mygs ; xftaynf Mybi 0:" Xfi pxkxi dyhnix cp cbcxckggs oatlygkxih ds xfi Navitbatp Aooc`i ao
Lkbknilibx kbh Dyhnix &NALD" Tivibyi ipxclkxip oat xfi `yttibx ocp`kg sikt kbh ztigclcbkts ipxclkxip oat xfi
yz`alcbn ocp`kg sikt kti hivigazih ds xfi NALD kbh k gincpgkxcvi knib`s' xfi @allcppcab ab Navitblibx Oati`kpxcbn kbh
K``aybxkdcgcxs &@ANOK"0; Xfi navitbat ipxkdgcpfip dkpc` dyhnixkts admi`xcvip kbh hcti`xcvip xa pxkxi knib`cip iktgs cb xfi
dyhnixkts `s`gi" Pxkxi knib`cip tipzabh xa xfi NALD' hivigazcbn k ztazapih dyhnix cb kb cxitkxcvi zta`ipp" Cggcbacp
dyhnixp kti xszc`kggs `tkoxih ds xfi NALD' gincpgkxcvi gikhitp' kbh k oi~ gk~lkeitp ~fa pzi`ckgc}i cb xfi pxkxi dyhnix"
Tkbe,kbh,ocgi gincpgkxatp kti dkpc`kggs giox ayx ao xfi zta`ipp' i`izx ~fib xfis vaxi ab k ocbkg dyhnix' ~fc`f cp ztipibxih
xa xfil ~cxfayx ly`f xcli oat kbkgspcp"04
Xfi navitbat lypx ztipibx fcp at fit dyhnix xa xfi Nibitkg Kppildgs ds xfi xfcth ^ihbiphks cb Oidtykts" Oat xfi dyhnix xa
zkpp xfi Nibitkg Kppildgs dioati xfi ibh ao Lks ti{yctip k pclzgi lkmatcxs vaxi" Koxit xfkx' k xftii,ocoxfp pyzitlkmatcxs
vaxi cp ti{yctih"
Cx ~aygh kzzikt xfkx Cggcbacp dyhnix cp ti{yctih xa di dkgkb`ih" Xfi Cggcbacp @abpxcxyxcabpxkxip xfkx Ztazapih izibhcxytip
oat xfi ocp`kg sikt pfa~b cb xfi dyhnix &ilzfkpcp khhih"00 Fa~ivit'
Cggcbacp dkgkb`ih dyhnix ti{yctilibx fkp pali pitcayp gclcxkxcabp"
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ivib xa zks azitkxcbn izibpip"
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dkgkb`ih dyhnix ti{yctilibx haip bax tioit xa oyxyti zibpcab gckdcgcxcip at ybzkch dcggp otal xfi ztivcayp sikt" Ik`f ocp`kg
sikt otal 4::3 xa 4:;4 ibhih ~cxf k gktnit pxk`e ao ybzkch dcggp (6 dcggcab kx xfi ibh ao ocp`kg sikt 4:;4 kbh ik`f
sikt xfipi dcggp ~iti cnbatih ~fib ztami`xcbn dkgkb`i oat xfi bix siktp dyhnix"
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pkgip xkip' kbh cbpxikh ztazapih k ntapp ti`iczxp xk ab dypcbipp xtkbpk`xcabp"0? Xfiti ~kp ba xk cb`tikpi kx xfkx xcli"
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4:;0,4:;9" Xfi ok`x xfkx xfi pxkxi cp ba~ zgkbbcbn cxp dyhnix lati xfkb k pcbngi sikt kfikh cp vits naah bi~p" Fa~ivit'
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xaxkg ao (69 dcggcab cb yboybhih gckdcgcxs cb 4:;; &Xkdgi 4' kbh xfi ocnyti fkp cb`tikpih pcb`i xfib" Hikgcbn ~cxf pali ao xfi
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Cggcbacp zibpcab pspxilp kti gceigs cb k lati hcti ocp`kg `abhcxcab xfkb xfis piil " Cggcbacp xftii gktnipx zibpcab pspxilp
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hi`khip' dyx xfi tkxip fkvi diib ly`f ga~it cb ti`ibx siktp"
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khlcbcpxitih' ga`kg,gckdcgcxs CLTO zgkb" Kgg ao Cggcbacp zibpcab pspxilp kti hiocbih dibiocx zgkbp' dyx xfis hcooit kp xa
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pyooc`cibx `abxtcdyxcabp xa `avit kbbycxkbxp dibiocxp' ~fcgi xfi ilzgasiip `abxtcdyxcabp kbh cbvipxlibx cb`ali ~iti ypih
xa dycgh oyxyti tipitvip" Xfiti ~kp ba k`xyktckg dkpcp oat xfcp pspxil' dyx cx hch pypxkcb xfi zibpcabp" Ocp`kg pxtipp cb ;36;
gih Cggcbacp xa kdkbhab xfcp zagc`s" Pxkxi `abxtcdyxcabp zgyllixih cb ;364 kbh ;360 kbh cb`tikpih vits lahipxgs oat xfi
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kbh gincpgkxcab ~kp ibk`xih kgga~cbn k zktxckg zibpcab fagchks oat OSp 4::? kbh 4::> " Kgxfaynf xfi cbxibx ao datta~cbn
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Cb ocp`kg siktp 4::6 xa 4:;:' Cggcbacp ~kp ti{yctih xa lkei gktnit `abxtcdyxcabp xa cxp zibpcab pspxilp xa lkei yz oat xfi
zibpcab fagchksp ao 4::? kbh 4::>" Yboatxybkxigs' xfipi tklzih,yz zkslibxp `acb`chih ~cxf xfi Ntikx Ti`ippcab ~fib
xfi pxkxip ocp`kg `abhcxcab ~kp kgtikhs zaat" Hytcbn xfi tigkxcvigs naah i`abalc` xclip ao xfi gkxi ;33:p kbh lch,4:::p'
Cggcbacp fkh bax tkcpih xkip" Tkxfit' xfi pxkxi fkh tigcih fikvcgs ab datta~cbn kbh xilzatkts likpytip &gcei xfi zibpcabfagchks' pa cx ~kp bax ~igg,ztizktih xa ~ikxfit xfi ti`ippcab" Cggcbacp lkhi cxp ti{yctih `abxtcdyxcab xa xfi zibpcab pspxilp
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4:;:' Cggcbacp ipxkdgcpfih k x~a,xcit zibpcab pspxil ~cxf tihy`ih dibiocxp oat ilzgasiip fctih koxit Mkbykts ;' 4:;;" 94 Xfcp
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Dix~iib OS 4:;4 kbh OS4:;0' Cggcbacp ti{yctih `abxtcdyxcabp xa xfi ocvi zibpcab pspxilp cb`tikpih biktgs (; dcggcab' kbh
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zibpcab `apxp' cb`gyhcbn tinygkt pxkxi `abxtcdyxcabp kbh zibpcab,tigkxih hidx pitvc`i' xaae yz abgs 6 zit`ibx ao Nibitkg
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4:;9' zibpcab `apxp kti ztami`xih xa xkei yz abi,oaytxf ao xfi pxkxip tipayt`ip"90
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40
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Tizatxp ao xfi Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat i Cggcbacp Tizatx
48
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49
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navitblibx' kb kgtikhs pxtynngcbn Pxkxi ao Cggcbacp lks ocbh cxp cb`tikpih Lihc`kch pfkti xa di k dythib" UK\ 9 zit`ibx xa 3
zit`ibx cb`tikpi kp k tipygx ao xfi ZZK@K clzgcip kb cb`tikpi ao dix~iib (8:: lcggcab kbh (>4: lcggcab" 6> Kbh co xfict
~ktbcbn tinkthcbn ztivcaypgs igcncdgi zitpabp faghp xtyi' xfi ocnyti `aygh di x~c`i kp fcnf" Fa~ivit gktni xfi cb`tikpi' cx ~cgg
`abxcbyi xfi gabn xtibh ao Lihc`kch izibhcxytip xkecbn k nta~cbn pfkti ao xfi pxkxip dyhnix kbh `ta~hcbn ayx axfit
pzibhcbn"
Cb pyllkts' kgxfaynf Cggcbacp fkp ti`ibxgs ibk`xih pali pcnbcoc`kbx tioatlp xa xfi Lihc`kch ztantkl' oat lkbs siktp'
gk~lkeitp kbh vaxitp ~iti gih xa digcivi xfkx xfi tkzch nta~xf cb pxkxi fikgxf`kti pzibhcbn `aygh di pypxkcbih ds xfi ypi
ao dyhnixkts ncllc`ep' cb`gyhcbn zyxxcbn aoo dcggp ybxcg bix sikt' kbh abi,xcli ocip' py`f kp pfatx,xitl datta~cbn kbh
tkchp ao pzi`ckg oybhp" Avit xfi siktp xfipi ncllc`ep fkvi di`ali k pxkbhkth zktx ao xfi Cggcbacp dyhnix' kgga~cbn pxkxi
gikhitp xa zatxtks cx kp dkgkb`ih"
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Cggcbacp Dyhnix Gk~p kbh Ztk`xc`ipFcbhit Ocp`kg Pxkdcgcxs kbh Lkpe Cldkgkb`ip
Xfiti kti k byldit ao xfcbnp xfkx dyhnix lkeitp cb Cggcbacp ha at habx ha xfkx hcpnycpi xfi xtyi dyhnix pcxykxcab kbh
ok`cgcxkxi pfatx,pcnfxih k`xcabp" Xfipi `kb di ntayzih cb xftii dtakh `kxinatcip=
Xcli,pfcoxcbn dyhnix ztk`xc`ip5 Oybh,pfcoxcbn dyhnix ztk`xc`ip5 kbh Gk`e ao cboatlkxcab ab' at zgkbbcbn oat' gabn,xitl ocp`kg pxkdcgcxs"
Xcli pfcoxcbn ztk`xc`ip cb`gyhi k``igitkxcbn tivibyip' higkscbn zkslibxp' kbh datta~cbn otal xfi oyxyti xa zks oat xahks"
Oybh,pfcoxcbn &kbh axfit k``aybxcbn xtc`ep# `kb `tikxi xfi clztippcab ao `yxp at cb`tikpip ~cxfayx kbs pydpxkbxcvi
`fkbni otal sikt xa sikt" Axfit dyhnix ncllc`ep cb`gyhi `aybxcbn ab tivibyip at pkvcbnp xfkx kti ybgceigs xa lkxitckgc}i
kbh ypcbn xilzatkts' abi,xcli tipayt`ip oat ti`yttcbn izibhcxytip"66
^i fkvi kgtikhs piib xfkx Cggcbacp p{ycpfs dkgkb`ih dyhnix ti{yctilibx kgga~p k byldit ao xcli pfcoxcbn ztk`xc`ip=
azxclcpxc` tivibyi ztami`xcabp5 `aybxcbn datta~cbn oat azitkxcabp kp tivibyi5 cnbatcbn xfi k``tykg ao gabn,xitl zibpcab
gckdcgcxcip5 kbh cnbatcbn pfatx,xitl gckdcgcxcip cb xfi oatl ao ybzkch dcggp"
Xfi gktnipx iklzgi ao xcli,pfcox dyhnixcbn cp Cggcbacp Mybi 4::0 ti`ath,dtikecbn pkgi ao (;: dcggcab cb zibpcab adgcnkxcab
dabhp" Zta`iihp ~iti xa di ypih xa zks Cggcbacp adgcnkxcabp xa xfi pxkxi zibpcab pspxilp" 63 Xfi dabh pkgi ~kp zatxtksih kp
k bi~ kbh `tikxcvi ~ks xa pyzzatx xfi pxkxi zibpcab pspxilp' di`kypi xfi pxkxi ~aygh datta~ xfi labis kx ga~ cbxitipx
tkxip kbh cbvipx cx cb pxkxi ilzgasii zibpcab oybhp kbh iktb fcnfit &ipxclkxih kx 6 zit`ibx tixytbp" Fa~ivit' xfi zgkb
okcgih di`kypi xfi tkxi ao tixytb ab xfi zibpcab cbvipxlibxp fkp diib ly`f gipp xfkb 6 zit`ibx 3: kbh xfi cbxitipx tkxi xfi
pxkxi zkch ~kp fcnfit' kdayx 9 zit`ibx"3; Cb khhcxcab xa xfi (;: dcggcab cb dabh pkgip' xfi pxkxyxi cb`gyhih k ztavcpcab
ti{yctcbn xfkx xfi pxkxip `abxtcdyxcabp xa xfi tixctilibx pspxilp ~aygh di tihy`ih ds xfi klaybx ao xfi hidx pitvc`i ab
xfi dabhp" Xfcp cp abi tikpab ~fs xfi yboybhih gckdcgcxcip ao xfi zibpcab pspxil fkvi nta~b pcnbcoc`kbxgs pcb`i 4::0" 34
Bax~cxfpxkbhcbn xfi ztadgilp ~cxf xfi 4::0 zibpcab adgcnkxcab dabh pkgi' Cggcbacp fkp nabi dk`e xa xfcp ~igg x~c`i" Xfi
pxkxi datta~ih xa liix cxp p`fihygih zkslibxp xa xfi zibpcab oybhp cb OS 4:;: kbh knkcb cb OS 4:;;"
Xfiti kti pivitkg plkggit iklzgip ao tigckb`i ab abi,xcli tivibyi payt`ip cb Cggcbacp" Cb OS 4:;;' xfi pxkxi pi`ytcxc}ih cxp
xadk``a pixxgilibx ti`iczxp oat (;"9 dcggcab" X~a zitcahp ao xk klbipxs fkvi diib ntkbxih' cb OSp 4::8 kbh 4:;;' ~cxf
bix ti`iczxp `aggi`xih ao kdayx (0:: lcggcab oat daxf" Fa~ivit' xfipi klaybxp kti tigkxcvigs plkgg= Cggcbacp xaxkg pxkxidyhnix cp avit (?: dcggcab"
Cggcbacp laybxkcb ao ybzkch dcggp fkp di`ali izc`' kp kti xfi pxatcip ao plkgg dypcbippip' babztaocxp' kbh pa`ckg pitvc`i
ztavchitp xfkx fkvi diib ybkdgi xa tilkcb pagvibx kp xfis k~kcx ticldytpilibx otal xfi pxkxi" Kp OS 4:;4 ibhih cb Mybi'
Cggcbacp `alzxtaggit ~taxi xfkx xfi pxkxi lavih cbxa ocp`kg sikt 4:;0 ~cxf kb ipxclkxih (>"9 xa (6 dcggcab cb ybzkch
adgcnkxcabp' pgcnfxgs ga~it xfkb xfi (6"9 dcggcab xaxkg ao xfi gkpx x~a ocp`kg siktp"30
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Pxkxi gikhitp fkvi bax oatlygkxih kbs ocbkb`ckg lkbknilibx zgkb xa zks ha~b Cggcbacp avithyi dcggp" X~c`i gkpx sikt
Navitbat [ycbb ybpy``ippoyggs ztazapih cppycbn dabhp xa `avit xfi dk`egan" 38 Cggcbacp pxtkxins cbpxikh fkp diib xa ibk`x
gincpgkxcab kgga~cbn lati xcli xa zks dcggp= ixibhcbn xfi ocp`kg gkzpi zitcah otal x~a labxfp xa pc labxfp' kbh kgga~cbn
`ktts,avit ao Lihc`kch kbh pxkxi ilzgasii fikgxf`kti dcggp cbxa xfi bix ocp`kg sikt k ztk`xc`i `ahcocih cb Pi`xcab 49 ao xfi
Pxkxi Ocbkb`i K`x"39
Abi ao xfi dcnnipx clzihclibxp xa dyhnix xtkbpzktib`s cb Cggcbacp cp xfi ilzfkpcp ab tizatxcbn xfi Nibitkg Oybhp Dyhnix
~fcgi cb`tikpcbngs ypcbn tipayt`ip otal ?::,zgyp bab,Nibitkg Oybhp &cb`gyhcbn pzi`ckg oybhp' pxkxi xtypx oybhp' kbh oihitkg
xtypx oybhp#" Xfi Nibitkg Oybhp Dyhnix tiztipibxp gipp xfkb fkgo ao Cggcbacp xaxkg pzibhcbn kbh pali lkmat izibhcxyti
`kxinatcip py`f kp xtkbpzatxkxcab kti bax zktx ao xfi Nibitkg Oybhp dyhnix kx kgg"
Xfcp cp k ztadgil di`kypi cx `kb di `aboypcbn at k higcditkxi payt`i ao adoyp`kxcab ~fib izibhcxyti cxilp kti lavih
ayx ao' at ti`iczxp kti lavih cbxa' xfi Nibitkg Oybhp otal abi ao xfi lkbs pzi`ckg oybhp"3?
Xfcp ztk`xc`i a``ytp oti{yibxgscb Cggcbacp kbh lkeip cx hcooc`ygx xa xigg ~fkx cp tikg kbh ~fkx cp k liti k``aybxcbn `fkbni ~fib `alzktcbn xfi dyhnix otal
sikt xa sikt"3>Oat iklzgi' xfi dyhnix lks kzzikt dkgkb`ih di`kypi kb izibhcxyti cxil xfkx ypih xa `ali otal xfi
Nibitkg Oybhp fkp diib pfcoxih xa k pzi`ckg oybh" Cb athit xa `abpcpxibxgs xtk`e tivibyip kbh pzibhcbn avit xcli' xfi CNZK
Ocp`kg Oyxytip Ztami`x xikl hivigazih k @abpagchkxih Oybhp Dyhnix' ~fc`f `aygh pcnbcoc`kbxgs cb`tikpi xtkbpzktib`s kp cx
k``aybxp oat kgg ao xfi pxkxip tipayt`ip kbh izibhcxyti k`xcvcxcip" 36
Bab,Nibitkg Oybhp tiztipibx kb
cb`tikpcbn pfkti ao xfi xaxkg pxkxi
dyhnix" Cggcbacp fkp lati xfkb ?::
oybhp' k 00 zit`ibx cb`tikpi pcb`i
;33>" Bab,Nibitkg Oybhp lkei yz k
pcnbcoc`kbx pfkti cb pali `kpip' xfi
lkmatcxs ao lkmat izibhcxyti
`kxinatcip' kbh cb pali cbpxkb`ip xfi
pfkti ao bab,Nibitkg Oybhp
izibhcxytip fkp cb`tikpih
htklkxc`kggs avit xcli &Ocnyti 0"33
Dyhnix xtkbpzktib`s cp hclcbcpfih
~fib xfi pxkxi cb`tikpcbngs ypip
pzi`ckg oybhp ~fcgi ~chigs tizatxcbn
abgs Nibitkg Oybhp xa xfi zydgc`" Cb k
ocoxs,pxkxi pxyhs' xfi Ocp`kg Oyxytip
Ztami`x xikl oaybh xfkx Cggcbacp fkp
abi ao xfi fcnfipx tkxip ao sikt,xa,sikt
vktckxcab cb xfi pfkti ao xfi dyhnix
xfkx `alip otal Nibitkg Oybhp";::
Ocnyti 0w Ipxclkxih Lihc`kch / @FCZ Izibhcxytip' Nibitkg Oybh
vp" Bab,Nibitkg Oybhp' OSp ;33>,4:;;
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Nibitk g Oybhp Bab,Nibitkg Oybhp
Cbpxcxyxi ao Navitblibx kbh Zydgc` Kookctp kx Ybcvitpcxs ao Cggcbacp' Ocp`kg Oyxytip Ztami`x`kg`ygkxcabp dkpih ab @alzxtaggit.p ha`ylibxp"
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Pzi`ckg pxkxi oybhp kti aoxib oybhih ds hihc`kxih tivibyi payt`ip at ztcat kzztaztckxcabp otal xfi Nibitkg Tivibyi Oybhp
oat k pzi`cocih zytzapi" Pzi`ckg oybhp aoxib `ktts k dkgkb`i k`tapp ocp`kg siktp" ^fib k pzi`ckg oybh `kttcip k dkgkb`i cb
i`ipp ao izi`xih adgcnkxcabp oat cxp pzi`cocih zytzapi' xtkbpoittcbn dkgkb`ip cbxa xfi Nibitkg Oybhp `kb di kb kzztaztckxi
dyx babti`yttcbn ypi ao pxkxi tipayt`ip" ^fib oybh dkgkb`ip kti xtkbpoittih xfkx ~cgg di biihih oat izi`xih
adgcnkxcabp' xfcp cp k oatl ao pfatx,xitl datta~cbn oat nibitkg azitkxcabp"
Xfiti kti pivitkg hcooitibx xszip ao pzi`ckg xa Nibitkg Oybh xtkbpoitp cb Cggcbacp" @fktnidk`ep kti xtkbpoitp otal pzi`ckg
oybhp xa nibitkg azitkxcabp kx xfi hcp`tixcab ao xfi `fcio ii`yxcvi" Otal OS 4::8 ybxcg OS 4::> &~fib xfi Nibitkg
Kppildgs xaae k~ks xfi za~it xa ha pa' Navitbat Dgknamivc`f kyxfatc}ih `fktnidk`ep xaxkgcbn avit (>:: lcggcab" ;:;Oybh
p~iizp' gincpgkxcvi kyxfatc}kxcab oat pzi`coc` xtkbpoitp cb k ncvib sikt' xaxkgih (;"4 dcggcab otal OS 4::0 xa 4:;:" ;:4
Pivitkg axfit xszip ao xtkbpoitp dtcbn xfi xaxkg oat xfi OS 4::0 xa OS 4:;: zitcah xa (4"4 dcggcab" ;:0
Xfiti ~kp `abpchitkdgi tipcpxkb`i xa xfi oybh p~iizp kbh `fktnidk`ep' cb`gyhcbn gk~pycxp ds cbxitipx ntayzp kppa`ckxih~cxf zktxc`ygkt oybhp' dyx cb A`xadit 4:;; xfi Cggcbacp Pyztili @aytx k`eba~gihnih xfi pxkxip za~it xa lkei py`f
xtkbpoitp";:8
Koxit k hi`khi ao p~iizp' kbs advcaypgs i`ipp oybh dkgkb`ip fkh diib xtkbpoittih lkecbn oytxfit p~iizp k oatl ao
pfatx,xitl datta~cbn" Ti`anbc}cbn xfcp' cb OS 4:;; xfi Nibitkg Kppildgs kyxfatc}ih cbxit,oybh datta~cbn xa di zkch dk`e
~cxfcb ;6 labxfp' dyx ba azib,ibhih p~iizp";:9
K lkmat xftikx xa Cggcbacp ocp`kg fikgxf cp k gk`e ao zgkbbcbn" Lygxcsikt zgkbbcbn cb Cggcbacp cp abgs k vits ti`ibx hivigazlibx'
kbh gk`ep xfi hizxf bi`ippkts xa pxiit xfi pxkxi xa~kth ocp`kg pxkdcgcxs";:? Abgs pcb`i Mkbykts 4:;4 fkp xfi Navitbatp
Aooc`i ao Lkbknilibx kbh Dyhnix ztipibxih k xftii,sikt dyhnix oati`kpx' kbh cxp ztami`xcabp kti abgs oat xfi NibitkgOybhp Dyhnix gipp xfkb fkgo ao Cggcbacp xaxkg dyhnix" K ly`f lati likbcbnoyg ocp`kg zc`xyti `aygh di piib cb ztami`xcabp ao
xaxkg tivibyip kbh pzibhcbn &k @abpagchkxih Oybhp Dyhnix";:>^cxfayx `abpagchkxcab' xtkbpoitp dix~iib Cggcbacp fybhtihp
ao oybhp `kb adp`yti xfi xtyi dyhnix pcxykxcab" Co lkmat dyhnix cxilp kti pfcoxih cbxa kbh ayx ao xfi Nibitkg Oybhp otal
abi sikt xa xfi bix' xftii,sikt at ocvi,sikt ztami`xcabp ao Nibitkg Oybhp tivibyip kbh pzibhcbn lks bax di vits
likbcbnoyg"
Cggcbacp fkp bivit fkh k pcnbcoc`kbx tkcbs hks oybh" Cggcbacp haip fkvi k oatlkg pxty`xyti cb zgk`i xa ztavchi k dyhnix
pxkdcgc}kxcab xaag' dyx xfi oybh ~kp bivit gktni &kdayx abi zit`ibx ao xfi dyhnix kbh fkp diib tizikxihgs tkchih' ivib
hytcbn tigkxcvigs naah i`abalc` xclip" Xfi tkcbs hks oybh hch bax ztavchi ly`f ocp`kg `ypfcab hytcbn xfi i`abalc`
ha~bxytb xfkx dinkb cb 4::6"
Cggcbacp Dyhnix Pxkdcgc}kxcab Oybh ~kp ipxkdgcpfih cb 4::: xa kppcpx xfi Pxkxi cb liixcbn `kpf oga~ hioc`cxp kp biihih" ;:6
Ztcat xa xfcp' Cggcbacp ~kp xfi abgs lkmat cbhypxtckg pxkxi ~cxfayx py`f k oybh";:3 Xfi pxkxyxats nakg oat xfi oybh ~kp 9 zit`ibx