BASIC ESSENTIAL LIFE-SUSTAINING      
                    HUMAN NEEDS



*WATER          Commonly regulated and provided by
government.



*FOOD          Commonly regulated and provided by government
                and charities as "last resort" sources.

               (National expenditures, '90 $103 billion ?,
                             2% of GNP).

           Federal payments to farmers '90 $ 9.3 billion.
           Federal food assistance     '91 $28.7 billion.


*MEDICAL CARE   Commonly regulated and provided by
government
                and charities as "last resort" sources.

               (National expenditures, '91 $700 billion,
                            12% of GNP)

           Federal medical programs         '91 $294 billion
           State   medical programs                      ?
           Govt. costs, medical education, M.D., R.N.    ?

           Hospital costs                   '90 $256 billion
           Govt. costs, hospital support costs           ?

 '89       600,789 physicians  $114 billion  =  @ $190,000
 '90       Per capita income, New Jersey        @   25,000


*SHELTER        Some regulation. Provided by government
                and charities as "last resort" sources.

               (National expenditures, '90 $255 billion ?,
                             5% of GNP)

           Federal housing programs    '90 $20 billion


*CLOTHING       No regulation. Provided by government
                and charities as "last resort" sources.
Necessities