His dad, "Big Russ, " was a sanitation worker who had often worked two shifts to make ends meet.

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That same black woman lived in a two-bedroom home and saw her parents bust their butts to make ends meet, and scrape together every penny to send their children to the nation's finest schools.

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This suggests that the base pay rates remain too low and that many workers are struggling to make ends meet given the rising cost of living in China and the difficulty that single children have in supporting two aging parents.

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