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Verb required with 'level of frustration' | Meaning of "get under way"
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At the bottom of the economic heap. Sun Jul 13, 2008 14:30 pm  At the bottom of the economic heap.		  
Could you please tell me the meaning of this sentence:
"These workers are at the bottom of the economic heap".
Thank you very much.
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At the bottom of the economic heap. Sun Jul 13, 2008 14:55 pm  At the bottom of the economic heap.		  
This callous description means as much as 'these workers earn less than anybody else'.
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At the bottom of the economic heap. Sun Jul 13, 2008 18:24 pm  At the bottom of the economic heap.		  
I see. Thank you very much, Ralf!
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