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Re:Every day at my job I helped people just barely survive by melling on Saturday February 18, 2012 @03:01PM (#3607580)
I thought it was about how people need libraries and the funds are being cut.
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Re:Every day at my job I helped people just barely survive by unimpressive on Saturday February 18, 2012 @03:06PM (#3607597)
It's about a lot of things at once. But libraries are the frame for the rest of the piece.

As far as I can tell topics covered are:

0) The digital divide.

1) Cutting of Public benefits

2) Cutting of library funds specifically

3) How libraries help gap the digital divide but even with funding are just helping people tread water.

4) That the will, money, and effort to change this situation might not be there.

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Re:Every day at my job I helped people just barely survive by melling on Saturday February 18, 2012 @06:31PM (#3608053)
Like a said, we've spent more than we have for a little too long. Now this type of story doesn't really belong on HN. It's the type where you get downvoted for not having the liberal opinion. Bad news, it's going to get worse. Debt is at 100% of GDP.
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