In our continuing series, Hard Times, Off-Ramp talks with people about how The Great Recession is affecting them. This time, Off-Ramp host John Rabe goes to a shopping center at Slauson and Vermont in South Central.

David, who lives in North Hollywood, sells convenience items and makes keys. Business is awful, he says. He says you shouldn't have to rely on your own children to get by.
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