Living Paycheck to Paycheck Made Leaving Impossible
5th Sep 2005, 17:32 GMT
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 3 -- To those who wonder why so many stayed behind when push came to water's mighty shove here, those who were trapped have a simple explanation: Their nickels and dimes and dollar bills simply didn't add up to stage a quick evacuation mission.
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