He signed up with Make the Road New York, a nonprofit legal assistance group for low-income New Yorkers that is working on more than 500 Sandy-related cases, officials said.

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Those on a low income and those with a mortgage were also more likely to fall into this group.

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True, the original customer base of Dollar General was the price-conscious low income group, but it has since expanded its appeal to the middle-class families with its more varied assortment of products readily available at its stores.

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