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Silicon Valley’s working class walks tightrope

Silicon Valley is known worldwide as a center of high-tech innovation, but a new report warns that a widening wage gap is putting pressure on middle-income earners and grinding down those at the bottom.

"Working people in Silicon Valley are walking an economic tightrope, and any unexpected medical bill or even a car breakdown can push them over the edge," said Louise Auerhahn of Working Partnerships USA, a San Jose nonprofit backed by foundations, labor and faith-based activist groups.

"Life in the Valley Economy" http://www.wpusa.org/LIVE/

Tom Abate, Chronicle Staff Writer

Full Story: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/08/26/BUNO12I2EK.DTL

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