The Inquirer's Cindy Burton reports today that:
"The greatest concern of voters in the most significant congressional elections in South Jersey is the worst economic crisis in decades.
Even before talk of the $700 billion bailout, in poll after poll, voters said their paychecks weren’t going as far as they once did and blamed rising costs of essentials like food and health care, and a loss of value in their homes and other investments. They worried about losing their jobs and finding new ones.
As Congress mulls the biggest bailout of the financial industry in history, voters are wondering: where’s their bailout?
"Everything we do has changed,” said Gwen Herzalla, 44, of Cherry Hill. She works as a restaurant manager and took a second job waitressing to bring in extra income for her family. But it’s not enough.
“People aren’t going out to eat anymore. Business is cut in half. The restaurant business has died,” she said. So she’s going back to school in January to study pharmacy.
Candidates in the New Jersey U.S. Senate and local congressional races say they have plans to ease voters’ pain.
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