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child in college and the other getting ready to go next year - this is one of the most humiliating times of her life. “We are definitely a two income family,” she explained. “Both checks are vital to us living and
enjoying our lives daily. It has not been that way the past month.” Like so many Americans, Williams is now getting to the point where enough is enough - and she is not alone. Mark Thomas, who
started working for the national parks system five years ago after getting his Master’s Degree, is sick about the layoff. While he says that he still goes to work to make sure that his park doesn’t get overrun by trash and people
taking advantage, he is not getting paid. With a two-year-old with special needs that is a strain that he or his wife were not prepared for. “I have never been political before, but what this President is doing is play-
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