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An economic collapse has pushed families who live in Orlando’s motels to the brink
Florida’s tourism economy crashed, leaving dozens of low-wage workers trapped in a crumbling motel without electricity.
An economic collapse has pushed families who live in Orlando’s motels to the brink
The pandemic hit, and this car became home for a family of four.
The pandemic hit, and this car became home for a family of four.
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Disney World layoffs leave its workers fighting to hold onto vanishing middle-class lives
Disney World layoffs leave its workers fighting to hold onto vanishing middle-class lives
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An economic collapse has pushed families who live in Orlando’s motels to the brink
An economic collapse has pushed families who live in Orlando’s motels to the brink
Florida’s tourism economy crashed, leaving dozens of low-wage workers trapped in a crumbling motel without electricity.
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The pandemic hit, and this car became home for a family of four.
The pandemic hit, and this car became home for a family of four.
Even when the economy was booming, Dave and Sergine had lived in a state of near homelessness. Coronavirus made it worse.
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Disney World layoffs leave its workers fighting to hold onto vanishing middle-class lives
Disney World layoffs leave its workers fighting to hold onto vanishing middle-class lives
The once famously long lines at Disney World remained short even as Orlando’s free food lines, packed with laid-off hotel and theme park workers, grew longer. All the while Flaviana Decker's unemployment checks shrank from more than $800 a week in July to less than $245 a week in October, which didn’t even cover her rent.
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