Region 9 releases 2019 livable wages in southwest Colorado update

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Livable wages — what are the financial needs for basic living requirements: shelter and utilities, health care, child care and nutrition? What happens if you don’t make a livable wage? What suffers or what do people do to make up that difference: work more than one job, no health care, share residential space or transportation needs, or even giving up basic items?

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