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The meaning of "barely making it" seems to vary widely to me. Does it mean "just survived with minimal life support"? Or does it mean "just making ends meet"?
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A large number of those losing their jobs were already among the most vulnerable, including service workers earning minimum wage and truck drivers who serve the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, where trade volume is down substantially. For many, unemployment checks have been arriving, stanching the bleeding temporarily. But thousands of undocumented Californians are unable to collect unemployment because of their immigration status, although the state has offered some aid.
“A number of people who were hit by this were barely recovering from the last recession, barely making it,” said Ann O’Leary, chief of staff to Mr. Newsom.
Source: NYTimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/u...mid=tw-nytimes
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A large number of those losing their jobs were already among the most vulnerable, including service workers earning minimum wage and truck drivers who serve the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, where trade volume is down substantially. For many, unemployment checks have been arriving, stanching the bleeding temporarily. But thousands of undocumented Californians are unable to collect unemployment because of their immigration status, although the state has offered some aid.
“A number of people who were hit by this were barely recovering from the last recession, barely making it,” said Ann O’Leary, chief of staff to Mr. Newsom.
Source: NYTimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/u...mid=tw-nytimes
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