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in response to reader comment: Here we go again, blaming the ones we should be helping

Submitted by Sharon Moore, Nov 26, 2007 18:21

I strongly agree with Anne Simon's comment. Given the size and diversity of the NYC system, 20 to 25 percent is modest.


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