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But that may be small comfort to the average worker or business owner struggling to survive amid the present-day ruin. “I’ve seen bad times, but this is the worst,” says Washington, D. C., cabby Kofi Adjei, 41, a 10-year veteran of the roads, Adjei says business is down about 60 percent from the $130 a day he averages for 11 to 12 hours of work. No surprise: Reagan National Airport8 is the only major one in the country still closed, and the city’s hotels and downtown streets are far from full.

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Catering business and hotel services were dealt a heavy blow, with average workers and business owners struggling to survive, and Washington’s response may be small comfort to them.

餐饮和旅馆服务业也蒙受重大损失，普通的工人和业主在苦苦挣扎，在这种情况下，政府的措施对他们来说是些许的安慰。

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