For the poor, the misery just keeps piling up


	For the poor, the misery just keeps piling up

RayWatkins

8-1-2009 10:11 AM

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Some are gasping for air, some drowning, writes Judith Bell. The impact of the economic collapse on everyday life – on how to get to work (if they have a job), on health, on housing, can be enormous. It's an important, moving story in every community.

By Judith Bell
jbell@policylink.org

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