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Olga Khazan's 'When You Can T Afford Sleep'

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When You Can’t Afford Sleep In “When You Can’t Afford Sleep,” Olga Khazan discusses the issue of low-income workers having more sleep problems compared to the people with high-income. She explores the lives of a few low-income workers, particularly Sam McCalman, to present their everyday struggles. McCalman, an immigrant in the United States from Guyana, works two jobs since he is in need of cash to cover expenses and payments such as money for raising children, and rent. Khazan explains that McCalman has to be ready early in order to catch the bus to work due to the absence of his own transportation, and he often falls asleep at work. Khazan notes that the heavy workloads, combined with other problems such as transportation issues, result
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