DM>It's an economic reality that the more people you crowd into a small area, 
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  >higher the cost of living and the lower the pay scale is, based on that 
cost
  >of living.  As an example, here in San Diego  a couple of years ago, they 
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  >a survey on the cost of living.  It was estimated that a single parent 
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  >two children needed to earn approximately $1200-1300 a month after taxes, 
to
  >survive.  With approximaltey 2 million people in the metro area, and 
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  >industry, wages aren't all that high, (hovering around $9-10 an hour 
average
Which partly explains the high numbers of peoples living on the streets.
                         Sondra
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