"Yeah, and he worked for a whole 'nother year. He worked under the table, so he wasn't able to collect unemployment."
"How old is your boyfriend?"
"Thirty-three."
""Yeah, I think she's only 23." Angel is actually only 22.
Lisa then told me about Eli, a 28-year-old homeless woman from Pittsburgh, "She has a really, really interesting story. I tell her all the time that, once she gets out of this situation, she should go teach young girls, because she has an incredible story. I mean, she was, like, working with congressmen."
"Lisa, I'm 51, and it used to be so easy to find work. I'm telling you."
"Now, it's a struggle."
"I know, it's insane."
"It is. The whole economy is terrible, and the cost of living is higher, yet you don't even make enough money to live."
"And they're lying about all the statistics."
"Yeah, yeah."
"Unemployment. Inflation."
"Yup. It's crazy. Even when I was younger, when I was 19 and 20, there were tons of jobs. From then until now is a huge difference, so I'm just hoping. I've got to take it step by step."
"So how many hours will you be working?"
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