The Rise of Shrinking-Vacation Syndrome
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The Rise of Shrinking-Vacation Syndrome Source: NYTimes
Date: 8/19/2006
From the article:
About 25 percent of American workers in the private sector do not get any paid vacation time, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Another 33 percent will take only a seven-day vacation, including a weekend.
Rich, Poor Live Poles Apart in L.A. as Middle Class Keeps Shrinking
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Rich, Poor Live Poles Apart in L.A. as Middle Class Keeps ShrinkingSource: LA Times
Date: July 23,2006
From the article:
A growing body of research shows Los Angeles to be a region of extreme polarization, where rich and poor live in separate neighborhoods, surrounded by others like themselves.