A decade or so ago, Gilfredo Valentin used to pull $15 an hour as a roofer on affordable-housing projects in the city. Just starting out in the trade, he thought that was a decent, even pretty good wage.
But he soon realized that he couldn’t both pay his bills and take care of other necessities. Like food.
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