'I Try So Hard Not To Cry': Nearly Half Of U.S. Households Face A Financial Crisis
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'I Try So Hard Not To Cry': Nearly Half Of U.S. Households Face A Financial Crisis

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'I Try So Hard Not To Cry': Nearly Half Of U.S. Sponsor Message "I try so hard not to cry," says Maclin, who lives alone. "I have nine grandkids and seven great-grandkids — I would love to see them, but I can't," she says, weeping. Ramos says the landlords of some of her clients are trying to find ways around the state and federal moratoria on evictions — and that is exacerbating an already huge housing crisis in L.A. "Renters pay more than 50% of what they make towards rent, so that doesn't leave much room for life upheaval," Ramos says. "When you have four people for five months, and only one person is producing, it's hard," he says.

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