For Some Low-income Workers, Retirement Is Only A Dream

By MARIA INES ZAMUDIO For The Associated Press, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Business
Mon, 10/24/2016 - 3:56pm

CHICAGO (AP) — It was a striking image. A photo of an 89-year-old man hunched over, struggling to push his cart with frozen treats. Fidencio Sanchez works long hours every day selling the treats because he couldn't afford to retire.…

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